Government will discuss the draft Lok Pal Bill with all political parties and seek the opinion of State Chief Ministers before sending it to the Union Cabinet for approval. In an interview to Doordarshan Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said, that agreements and disagreements on the draft will be presented before political parties. He said, after the cabinet nod, the bill will be introduced in Parliament. In another interview to a private TV channel, Mr. Sibal, said that the government is opposed to bringing the post of Prime Minister under the purview of Lokpal till he demits office. He said it is not a question of an individual but an institution and asserted that no Prime Minister in office anywhere in the world has been prosecuted. He also ruled out opening the conduct of MPs inside Parliament and the higher judiciary to the scrutiny of the Lokpal. Mr. Sibal said, the issue of tackling corruption is important and the government does not consider that the civil society did anything wrong by highlighting it. He said, he is not in favour of bringing CBI and CVC under the Lok Pal and that the government is flexible on the issue of inclusion of officials below the Joint Secy. level under the Lokpal. The Congress core committee met in New Delhi today to discuss the issue of bringing the Prime Minister within the ambit of Lokpal as differences have emerged between the government and civil society representatives on the issue. It was presided over by the party President Sonia Gandhi. The civil society representatives are demanding the inclusion of Prime Minister as also higher judiciary in the proposed Lok Pal Bill. AIR correspondent understands, that an all party meeting is likely to be called to discuss the issue. Meanwhile, Karnataka Lokayukt Santosh Hegde who is a member of drafting committee, said in Bangaluru that he is not in favour of Anna Hazare undertaking his planned fast from Aug. 16, if a strong Lokpal Bill is not prepared. The BJP today said, it is not opposed to taking part in an all party meeting but will place its views on bringing the Prime Minister in the ambit of the Lokpal only after the Congress and the government circulate their views on the issue. BJP chief spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad told reporters in Patna that BJP has a categorical view on the issue of corruption but declined to answer whether his party favoured the Prime Minister being brought within the ambit of the proposed legislation. The CPI today said the draft Lok Pal bill should be distributed among the political parties for a proper debate. Senior CPI leader D Raja said in New Delhi that once his party gets a communication, it will definitely discuss it within the party and also consult other Left parties and take a stand.