70% of bureaucrats under Lokpal bill, Class III babus in

December 01, 2011 11:18

Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt reports that the BJP will be submitting a dissent note today to Dr Abhishek Singhvi, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, on the Lokpal Bill.

The note has been prepared by members in consultation with Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

All the 31 members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee going into the Lokpal Bill have agreed to include Class III bureaucrats. This is a major sop to satisfy Team Anna who is spearheading the movement for a strong Lokpal bill.

A member of the committee, who spoke to rediff.com on condition of anonymity, said, "Anna Hazare wants government servants belonging to Class IV under the purview of the Lokpal as well, but this category has not been included due to the sixth pay commission."

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