New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday discussed the Lokpal issue with the United Progressive Alliance leaders and arrived at a "broad consensus" ahead of the all-party meeting convened on the issue Wednesday, Home Minister P Chidambaram said.
"There is a broad consensus in the UPA on its approach to the Lokpal," Chidambaram told after the meeting.
"Parties discussed the parliamentary standing committee report on the Lokpal and the approach for the all-party meeting December 14. They will express their views in the meeting tomorrow (Wednesday)," he said.
Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Ajit Singh, who joined UPA on Monday, was among those who attended the two-hour meeting held at the prime minister's official residence.
The home minister was hopeful the all party meeting would be "productive" and "would reach conclusions on the amendments to the draft Lokpal bill and bring it before Parliament".
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Law Minister Salman Khurshid, parliamentary standing committee on Law and justice chairman Abhishek Singhvi and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V Narayanasamy were present at the meet.
Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar, DMK leader TR Baalu and other leaders also attended the meeting.
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