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The newly-constituted joint drafting committee comprising ministers and civil society activists to prepare the draft Lokpal Bill is likely to meet next week.
“The first meeting is slated for April 16. Of course it is a tentative schedule as we will have to ensure the availability of members,” Law Minister Mr M Veerappa Moily, who is also the Convenor of the panel, told PTI here on Saturday.
When asked whether the government has blinked by issuing a gazette notification, he said the formation of the joint committee should not be seen as a victory for one party and defeat of the other.
“We need to work together for a national cause...there are no differences between the the government and the civil society. The common cause is to bring the Lokpal Bill,” Mr Moily said.
The Minister also maintained that the Congress party was never averse to mass movements as “after all Congress too is a result of mass movement.”
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