Politics

Our government is committed to the enactment of an effective Lokpal Bill, Manmohan Singh said.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister also stressed that her former close aide will not be taken back into the party again.

The Shiv Sena chief said there was no need for Anna Hazare to sit on fast when Parliament was debating the Lokpal Bill.

The government delayed the debate deliberately till 12 (midnight), CPI leader D Raja said.

Manmohan Singh also said those having divergent views should respect the verdict of Parliament.

According to preliminary details, 16 MPs of the UPA were absent during the Lokpal voting in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

But the Lokpal Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha by a voice vote after several amendments to the Bill.

The crowd demanded that the Prime Minister should speak in Hindi as they were not able to understand English.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said he did not think there was any problem in presenting the Budget for 2012-13 on schedule.

expressed concern that the crisis faced by the cultivators could deepen with the arrival of new harvest.

As many as 17 MPs had urged the central BJP leadership to reinstate Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister.

Swamy said the government should strongly implement the existing laws and act against those involved in corruption.

The UPA chairperson in a party meeting said that a win in Assembly polls will be people's answer to Anna's campaign.

The warrant directed the Delhi Police to arrest and produce Swamy before the forum on or before April 2, 2012.

Several MPs led by RJD chief Lalu Prasad have argued for having a quota for minorities in the Lokpal.

The BJP showed its dismay at CBI being kept out of the purview of Lokpal.