Certain regional parties, including some key UPA constituents, today joined hands in opposing the provisions in the Lokpal Bill for setting up of Lokayuktas in states, saying the move would undermine

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the final decision on the Lokpal should rest with Parliament and urged all political parties to 'rise above partisan politics' to demonstrate to people that the house means business in its effort to combat corruption.

Attacking the UPA for keeping CBI out of Lokpal's purview, Team Anna member Kiran Bedi on Wednesday said it appeared that the agency will remain under government control till immunity is given for

A new Lokpal Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday and the existing one withdrawn.

The Union Cabinet will meet on Tuesday evening to take up the Lokpal Bill.

The meeting will take place at 7:30 PM, sources said.

The government has been racing against time to firm up the anti-graft

Not yielding to Anna Hazare’s demand, government is understood to have decided to keep CBI out of control of the proposed Lokpal.

Continuing to pressurize the government on the Lokpal bill, activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said there should not be any more delay in passing the anti-corruption legislation.

Talking to reporters on

Anna Hazare on Saturday wrote a fresh letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying doubts have arisen over whether Lokpal Bill will be passed by December 23 when Parliament session gets over and threatened to go ahead with his proposed fast and 'jail bharo' agitation.

The union government is confident of tabling the Lokpal bill in the ongoing winter session of parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Thursday.

"I believe that it would be

Anna Hazare on Thursday found fault with government for bringing a separate Citizens' Charter bill saying it was against the assurance given by Parliament to him and urged Trinamool Congress chief Mam