India is a signatory to the UN Convention against Corruption

Deliberating with media, Prashant Bhushan, one of the civil society representatives on the committee expressed satisfaction over the discussions and hoped that this will finally lead to an independent Lok Pal in the country to fight corruption at higher places. He said, all concerned organisations will be consulted as part of the public consultations through websites and regional consultations.He said that the actual modalities will be decided in the next meeting. Prashant Bhusan said India is a signatory to the UN Convention against Corruption which is in the process of being ratified. The Convention requires an independent Lok pal for which an adequate Bill will be made through discussions.
Sibal said, the entire meeting was audio-recorded and whenever decisions are taken they would be made public. He said, the next meeting scheduled for May 2 is expected to discuss the two drafts in detail and they will also decide on the modality of public consultations on the legislation. The two sides expressed the hope that the new bill would be ready by June 30, the deadline set in the notification constituting the committee.