The third round of talks between Government and the representatives of Anna Hazare on proposed Lokpal Bill is now under progress at the residence of HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. Law Minister Veerapa Moily and Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed have also joined the talks from the government side. Swami Agnivesh and Arvind Kejriwal are representing the social activist Anna Hazare, pressing for an effective Lokpal Bill to tackle corruption.Earlier, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met President Pratibha Patil and briefed her about the efforts being made to resolve the issue. An official spokesman said that during the 35-minute meeting, the Prime Minister and the President discussed about various issues of national and international importance . Congress President Sonia Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh earlier in the day to discuss the matter.Senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has appealed to Anna Hazare to end hunger strike and join the informal committee to prepare an effective Lokpal Bill. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in New Delhi, he said, talks are going on with Anna Hazare, who is sitting at Jantar Mantar on strike. More people from different walks of life are joining Anna Hazare in his fast to press for a tough anti corruption law.Meanwhile, The protests against corruption spearheaded by social activist Anna Hazare has spread to more cities and small towns. As the fast by the 71-year-old Gandhian in New Delhi entered the fourth day today, a large number of people participated in a march organised in Ahmednagar. Karnataka Chief Minster Yeddyurappa, facing charges of nepotism and favouritism in land denotification, also demanded that the Centre take immediate steps to bring in a legislation to fight corruption.Congress has contended that all substantial and real issues on drafting of the Lokpal Bill have been resolved and asked Social Activist Anna Hazare to work with the Government in its drafting. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Party Spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the Government cannot abdicate its constitutional responsibility by accepting Hazare's condition of notifying the formation of a joint committee to draft Lokpal Bill. He said that the ball is now in the court of representatives civil society to engage in the nitty gritties of drafting the bill and urged Hazare not to delay the discussion by raising irrelevant procedural issues. Singhvi said that the Government has already agreed to set up a Joint Drafting Committee and to introduce the Lokpal Bill in the Monsoon session of Parliament.