Prospects of Anna Hazare breaking his 12 day fast have further brightened with Parliament unanimously agreeing to a resolution in principle to their three demands. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha agreed to the resolution conveying the sense of the two Houses on the demands of Team Anna.The demands included setting up of Lok Ayukatas at state levels , bringing lower bureaucracy under the ambit of the Lokpal and the charter that makes response of the government to citizen's issues time bound. The Houses also resolved that the resolution will be sent to the Standing Committee now looking into Lokpal bill for its perusal.
News On AIR | August 27, 2011 8:46 PM
Parliament adopts 'sense of House' on three key issues raised by Anna Hazare