Team Anna meets CPI-M over Lokpal bill
November 25th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Team Anna members Friday met Communist Party of India-Marxist MPs to discuss the Lokpal bill.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said the main concern of the Left parties was that the bill should be brought in the ongoing winter session of parliament and “preferably adopted”.
“We had serious and fruitful discussion on the Lokpal Bill. CPI-M has been demanding that a strong and effective Lokpal is required to eliminate the curse of corruption,” Yechury said.
He maintained that he would pass on the suggestions given by Team Anna to Left members in the Standing Committee dealing with the drafting of the Bill.
“This was neither our first nor our last meeting with Team Anna,” he said.
Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan meanwhile said the meeting was held to explain their position to CPI-M on various aspects of the Bill.
“We are meeting all parties to explain our position. The Standing Committee has been saying that CBI, prime minister, judiciary, lower bureaucracy and grievance redressal cell should be kept out of the Lokpal. This is not good… If you want a strong Lokpal then everybody from PM to peon should be included,” he said.
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