BJP takes up Lokpal selection panel row with President

February 05, 2014 18:30

Upping the ante, the BJP today took the controversy over the appointment of a jurist to the Lokpal selection panel to the President's doorstep, seeking his support for its demand for a consensus on the issue after differences emerged over the name of the Supreme Court lawyer.

Opposing the government's nominee P P Rao for appointment on the panel, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj met Mukherjee and lodged her protest at the manner in which the government pushed for his nomination and sought the President's intervention.

Swaraj, who is a member of the Lokpal Selection Committee, feels that Rao is a "Congress loyalist" and should not be in the panel to ensure its neutrality.

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