Even after two-three meetings of the joint committee to draft Lok Pal Bill, difference between civil Society and Government members continue. One major issue is the demand of the Anna Hazare team is that the Prime minister and the Members of Parliament should be included in the Lok Pal Bill. But unfortunately, the government members have a different opinion.
The paradox is that when Bajpayee was the Prime Minister, the Congress including Pranab Mukherjee demanded that Prime Minister should be included and it was accepted by the then Prime Minister. Now that Manmohan Singh is the Prime Minister, Congress is going backward. This shows opportunism. Or is the UPA II government afraid that serious repercussions will be there if the Prime Minister is included in Lok Pal Bill?
Whatever it is, the UPA II is giving a wrong signal.