Team Anna wants Govt to pass Jan Lokpal Bill by August 30

PTI Updated - August 22, 2011 at 02:34 PM.

Activist Ms Kiran Bedi waving the national flag during the anti-corruption rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: Sandeep Saxena

As the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, spoke about the need for a reasoned debate on Lokpal Bill, Team Anna today said the Government should ensure passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill by August 30.

“The Prime Minister should ensure passage of Jan Lokpal Bill and then only the intention of what he said could come true,” activist Ms Kiran Bedi said referring to Dr Manmohan Singh’s remarks on corruption and its eradication.

She said the Government should get the Bill passed in Parliament by August 30, the deadline set by Mr Anna Hazare.

“Your bill is very weak. Please understand that....You take five minutes to clear a bill if it is about your salary.

Get the Jan Lokpal Bill passed. Still there are five-six days left,” she said.

Published on August 22, 2011 07:25