Adamant Kejriwal set to introduce Jan Lokpal Bill today

February 14, 2014 08:59

The Aam Aadmi Party government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to introduce the controversial Jan Lokpal bill on Friday after it failed to table it on the first day of the Delhi Assembly Session yesterday due to repeated disruptions by the Congress and BJP MLAs.

Delhi Chief Minister, who is adamant on passing the Jan Lokpal Bill even after the Law Ministry made it clear that it was necessary to take the Centre's consent before introducing the Bill in the Assembly, has blamed the Congress and the BJP for blocking the tabling of the bill in the assembly.

"We did not introduce the bill today as we wanted the copy of the bill to be seen by all the MLAs . We will table it on Friday," he told reporters yesterday.

Kejriwal alleged that what happened in the Delhi Assembly showed that there was a 'match fixing' between the BJP and the Congress. "Today for the first time both the BJP and the Congress have been exposed. The Congress is not supporting the AAP but it is supporting the BJP," Kejriwal said on Congress and BJP MLAs protesting inside the House.

The Delhi Assembly was adjourned till 2 pm Friday following protests by MLAs.

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