June 15, 2011 2:03 PM

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Lokpal Bill drafting committee to meet today

The 10-member joint drafting committee of the Lokpal Bill will hold its meeting today in New Delhi to take forward the process of drafting an effective legislation to combat corruption. The focus of today’s meeting is expected to be the contentious issues including bringing the Prime Minister and the higher judiciary within the ambit of the proposed Bill. Government has already said that drafting of Lokpal Bill will be completed by the 30th of this month and it will be introduced in Monsoon session of Parliament.Earlier the meeting of Lokpal Bill Drafting Committee was scheduled on 10th of this month. It was postponed on the request of Anna Hazare. Meanwhile, Congress yesterday said that if civil society members in the joint drafting committee have some reservations on certain issues, they should convince the government through discussions. Talking to reporters in New Delhi party spokesperson Janardan Dwivedi said that civil society members should refrain from dictating terms to the government.

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