The amendments include change in the Lokpal removal provision as well as that on the setting up of Lokayuktas. The government has agreed to let states decide on the setting up of Lokayuktas, and the Lokpal can be removed if 100 MPs complain to the President.
The Opposition parties as well as UPA ally Trinamool Congress had raised objections.
The sticky points that may make the passage of bill difficult are:
1) The appointment of the Lokpal head is still government centric.
2) The control of appointment of the CBI Director remains with the government.
The government had on Wednesday said it intended to get the Lokpal Bill passed in both Houses of Parliament for which it is trying to bring all political parties on board.
"It is the intention of the government to bring the Bill in Parliament, both in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to pass it," Minister of State in PMO V Narayansamy told PTI.
He said efforts were afoot to evolve a consensus on some issues along with other parties. "One thing we would like to make very clear is that Congress and its allies don't have sufficient numbers in the Rajya Sabha. We have to carry all political parties along and we are working in that direction," the Minister said.
Reiterating that the anti-corruption Bill will be introduced in the ongoing Budget session, Narayanasamy said,
"Government is trying to bring the Bill in the later part of the session. Our Parliamentary Affairs Minister also said that. We are working on that."
Maintaining that the government's intention was very clear on the Lokpal Bill, the Minister charged political parties with having their own agendas.
However, he hoped the remaining differences with other parties on the issue will be sorted out.
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