Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Lok Pal Bill: Mamata sees no point in inclusion of PM under Lokpal!

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PTI / The Hindu.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an interaction with the media in New Delhi on Tuesday.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an interaction with the media in New Delhi on Tuesday - PTI.

Inclusion of Prime Minister or Chief Justice of India in the ambit of Lokpal “hardly matters” in the fight against corruption, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday.

“It is not a big question...whether Prime Minister or Chief Justice is included, it hardly matters. Do you think that inclusion of one person will strengthen the fight against corruption?” she asked.

However, she also said that in case the Prime Minister is included in the ambit of Lokpal, “I have no problem. I am with the UPA.”

To a question, she denied that she had blamed civil society groups for enacting “drama” on the issue of corruption.

In an apparent dig at civil society, she had yesterday said: “Our party is against corruption. But we are also against creating drama.”


On the same count, she might also not want CM's to be under the purview of the Investigative powers of 'Lok Ayukthas' at State level, which is not a good sign!

This also is an indication of who will vote for a truly Comprehensive Lokpal Bill!

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