Politics

Law Minister Salman Khurshid said the government should reach out to the Opposition on a priority basis.

Physician Parag Sancheti also said that Anna Hazare should not fast for a month at least.

The CPI (M) said that the TMC was part of the 'orchestration' that helped the government in Rajya Sabha.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa vowed to create a 'golden era' in the state.

Kiran Bedi said the onus was on it to get the crucial legislation passed in Rajya Sabha as it was the ruling party.

Two Congress MPs will be absent from the Rajya Sabha during the voting. TMC says it will not vote in favour of the Bill.

The JD(U) leader said that directive principle of constitution should have been kept in mind while framing the Lokpal Bill.

TR Baalu said that parties like BJP, AIADMK and Left were exposed when they ganged up to defeat the Constitution Amendment Bill.

We wanted to give Lokpal a constitutional status, Parliamentary Affairs Minister PK Bansal said.

Parties have objected to the provision for Lokayuktas in the states through the Lokpal Bill.

The debate started after Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav protested. Earlier, it was reported that the debate will start at 2 PM.

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DMDK chief A Vijayakant was arrested on Monday for staging a black flag demonstration against Manmohan Singh in Chennai.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has earlier sacked 5 ministers after the lokayukta recommended their removal.

Rahul Gandhi has asked all party MPs and ministers from the state the number of times they have visited their constituencies.

The Congress leader alleged that Mayawati had rejected the Food Security Bill without giving it a proper thought.