Bansal says Jan Lokpal not listed for discussion

August 26, 2011 11:04

Rediff.com's Toral Varia says that Parliamentary Affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has told reporters that the Jan Lokpal Bill has not been listed on the board for discussion today, indicating that it could still be some time before there is some sort of an agreement between Team Anna and the Parliament.

He said, "so far no notice has come to us for the discussion. If we get the notice by any member of Parliament the we will think about it." A source from the government said that the, "the manner in which Team Anna has been going about meeting political parties (read BJP) to seek consensus, has upset the government."

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