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Appealing to Anna Hazare to end his fast, the Government on Wednesday said it has forwarded Jan Lokpal Bill to Parliament’s Standing Committee for consideration and it is up to it to take a decision.
“We have forwarded Jan Lokpal Bill to the Standing Committee for its consideration. It is for the Committee to decide,” the Minister of State for Personnel Mr V Narayanasamy said in the Rajya Sabha.
Winding up a short duration discussion on the issue of corruption, he said the government has an “open mind” on the Jan Lokpal Bill. On the issue of inclusion of Prime Minister under the ambit of the proposed legislation, Mr Narayanasamy said Dr Manmohan Singh himself was open to the idea.
Appealing to Mr Hazare to end his nine-day-old fast, he said the Gandhian should help the government to bring a strong and effective Lokpal Bill.
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