NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government today cleared the Jan Lokpal Bill, paving the way towards creating the post of an anti-graft ombudsman, which it claimed was similar to the one proposed during the Anna Hazare movement, and will table it in the Assembly soon.
“A strict Lokpal which won’t be a mere slogan, which won’t be limited to symbolism… That particular bill of the Anna movement has been passed by the cabinet by the name Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill 2015. This is the same bill which came up during the Anna movement, without any changes,” Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.
The draft bill, among other provisions, also brings the office of the Chief Minister under its purview and is in the lines of the Uttarakhand Lokpal Bill which stipulates time- bound probe.
Following the decision, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the bill will be tabled in the Assembly soon while Sisodia said that the Business Advisory Committee will take a call on when to table the bill. (AGENCIES)
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