Government is hopeful that Lokpal bill will be passed in the ongoing Parliament session after consensus on all the issues.

Talking to reporters outside Parliament ahead of all party meeting now in progress, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said that government is making all efforts to bring the bill in Parliament for discussion and passage next week.

Law Minister Salman Khurshid said that government is ready to discuss all the issues to address any kind of reservation.

Cabinet has already approved three draft legislations to combat the menace of corruption and ensure transparency in public dealings yesterday. These include Judicial Accountability Bill, Whistleblowers' Bill and Citizens' Charter Bill. The decision was taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. Standing Committee headed by Abhishek Manu Singhvi which was looking into the Lokpal has already submitted its report in the Parliament. The Judicial Accountability Bill seeks to lay down judicial standards and provide for accountability of judges. The Citizen's Charter seeks to ensure the citizen's Right to Service and set up a grievance redressal mechanism. It envisages the stetting up of a Central Public Grievance Redressal Commission. The Whistleblowers Bill or the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosures Bill seeks to protect RTI and other activists.