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SMITA GUPTA / the hindu.
Will allow the law to take its own course in Maran issue
In the aftermath of the Baba Ramdev episode, the dominant view in the United Progressive Alliance government is that it must tackle corruption on a war-footing, and on two fronts: it must not only proceed swiftly with the legislation it has promised — the Lokpal Bill and the law on black money — regardless of whether civil society wishes to participate in the process, but also deal firmly with scam-tainted Ministers and officials.
Under attack by the Opposition, the media and civil society groups, the government is not taking chances. Official sources indicated that the government “will allow the law to take its own course” in the case of Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran, the latest on the graft radar, for acts during his tenure as Union Telecom Minister. If anything substantive emerges on him, these sources said, he would be dropped as Union Minister, just as his DMK colleague A. Raja was.
Over the last few days, Ministers involved in the negotiations with Baba Ramdev and the government's spokespersons have repeatedly said on record that the UPA dispensation is committed to enacting a tough Lokpal Bill as well as a law on black money as swiftly as possible.
Further quotes Intelligence Reports on a possible communal rights to justify the mid-Night mayhem at Ramlila grounds and also discusses the possible cabinet re-shuffle.
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