In a bid to relieve the concerns of states and other political parties, the government has finally decided to delink the provision of Lokayuktas in states from the Lokpal bill.
In a letter written to Anna Hazare seeking his support for finding a compromise on the issue, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy has said that the government has proposed the Lokpal bill shall contain provisions for a model law setting up Lokayuktas in states.
The letter, however, gives no further clue about its set up and whether this provision has been suggested as an amendment to the bill before the Selection Committee for further discussions.
Noting that the government is focused to passing the legislation as per the wishes of the Parliament, the Minister said that the government is determined to pass the legislation in accordance to the wishes of the Parliament.
At present the bill is with the Selection Committee of Rajya Sabha and the government is proposing to incorporate three key demands which is found in the Sense of House resolution in the Bill.
Narayanasamy said the government has already proposed to bring lower bureaucracy under the ambit of Lokpal but the Central Commission and CBI will look into these cases.
Th e Lokapal bill has got stuck in the Rajya Sabha after parties raised objections against the provision for setting up Lokayuktas in states, claiming that it will cause damage to the federal structure.
In the letter, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expects that Anna Hazare will provide his support and co-operation in resolving the issues concerning national importance.
News report by AR for News Vision online news paper
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