Cong young blood concerned about Lokpal bill

August 23, 2011 18:15

Grappling with Anna Hazare's fast, the Congress leadership is expected to interact with party MPs on the issue on Thursday. A meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party is being convened at a time when there are growing concerns among the party MPs over the fallout of Hazare's anti-corruption agitation in their constituencies.

Young MPs like Sandeep Dikshit, Priya Dutt, Sanjya Nirupam, Naveen Jindal and others have voiced their concern over the issue. While Dikshit had dubbed Hazare's arrest a "wrong" move, Dutt has found fault with the government's Lokpal bill dubbing it as "weak".

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