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Team Anna expresses dismay over UPA move
A day before the Winter Session of Parliament is to commence, Team Anna on Monday expressed dismay over the Government’s move not to honour the “Sense of House” passed by the Parliament in the Monsoon Session.
In its preliminary response to the deliberations of the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice, which is examining the Lokpal Bill, Team Anna objected to the exclusion of Citizens’ Charter and lower bureaucracy from the Bill. It accused the government of reducing the proposed Lokpal to an “empty tin box with no powers”. The resolution clearly stated that three issues would be addressed through the Lokpal Bill — namely Lokayuktas in states would be created through the same Bill and lower bureaucracy and Citizens’ Charter would be included in the Lokpal Bill, the statement said.”
However we are surprised that contrary to that resolution, the Government proposes to exclude Citizens’ Charter and lower bureaucracy from Lokpal’s jurisdiction and bring a weak and ineffective Bill to deal with citizens grievances,” it went on to say.
