Tuesday, 17 December 2013

CURRENT UPDATE : LOKPAL BILL GETS RS NOD, LS TO CONSIDER TOMORROW

LOKPAL BILL GETS RS NOD, LS TO CONSIDER TOMORROW

After much delay, the landmark Lokpal Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, marking a step closer to enactment of a new law under which an anti-corruption ombudsman would be set up.

The Rajya Sabha today passed the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011 by a voice vote. The House rejected the amendments moved by the Left Parties during the voting on the Bill.

Earlier in the day, Samajwadi Party members staged a walkout saying that the proposed legislation is not in the interest of the country.

The bill provides for the setting up of a Lokpal at the Centre. It will consist of a Chairperson and not more than eight members. The Chairperson may be either a serving or retired Chief Justice of India, or a Judge of the Supreme Court or an eminent person. Fifty per cent of the total members shall be from the higher judiciary. 

The Chairperson and the members of the Lokpal shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Selection Committee comprising the Prime Minister, Lok Sabha Speaker, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Chief Justice of India or a Supreme Court judge nominated by him. One eminent person recommended by the Selection committee and nominated by the President will be its fifth member.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has hailed the passing of the Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha as historic. Talking to the media, he said this was the need of the hour. He thanked all political parties for their support to the bill.

Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal expressed happiness over the passage of the bill,saying that the credit for this goes to the UPA Government as a whole.

Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also welcomed the passage the bill.

In Ralegaon Siddhi Anna Hazare expressed the hope that right conditions prevail for the passage of the bill in the Parliament,and once it gets through the Lok Sabha he will end his fast.

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