All-party meets on July 3 final call on-draft Ombudsman

An all-party meeting on the Lokpal Bill will be held in New Delhi on Sunday to take all views on board to make a strong the Anti-Corruption Law. Centre is committed to make such a law and bring the proposed Bill in the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP is also meeting in New Delhi this evening under the chairmanship of Mr. L K Advani. The meeting is expected to take a final call and participate in Saturday’s all-party meet.

BJP has not made its stand on the Lokpal issue clear, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has asserted that his Cabinet colleagues are not in favour of bringing Prime Minister's office and the higher judiciary under its purview.

In appointment of Lokpal panel if the same is done by the government structure then automatically it remains a part of government edifice.Professional and people with finer quality of social fabric of the nation, career free of any sort of encumbrances to be true to national welfare to be appointed a Lok Pal member instead of Judge the advocate of impeccable record is best choice and the people appointed to this sovereign structure which has ingredients to keep a bird view on the constitutional authorities ought to be an independent body without government system touch.This will help in making the constitution of India work in more diligent way.

AIDMK-SAD-are not in favour of bringing Prime Minister's office.DMK is reported to be favouring it.The government schedule to convene an all-party meeting in July to discuss the inclusion of the post of the Prime Minister under the Lokpal's purview.

United Nations Convention against Corruption:"Convention goes beyond previous instruments of this kind, criminalizing not only basic forms of corruption such as bribery and the embezzlement of public funds, but also trading in influence and the concealment and laundering of the proceeds of corruption. Offences committed in support of corruption, including money-laundering and obstructing justice, are also dealt with. Convention offences also deal with the problematic areas of private-sector corruption."