New Delhi: The Delhi Cabinet today decided to call a special session of Assembly to take up the Jan Lokpal Bill that seeks to punish corrupt officials on February 16, 2014 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium instead of historic Ramlila ground as announced by ruling AAP earlier.
AAP Minister Manish Sisodia said a meeting of the Cabinet has decided to call the Assembly session from February 13 to 16 and the House will sit at the Indira Gandhi stadium on the last day of the session where public will also be invited to attend.
The Aam Aadmi Party government had earlier announced that it will convene a special session at Ramlila ground, the venue of Anna Hazare’s anti-graft movement, to pass the much-talked about bill which was one of the main poll planks of the party.
Officials said the Cabinet decision on convening the Assembly session will have to be cleared by Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung. The Delhi Police had opposed government’s proposal to convene the session at the Ramlila ground, citing security issues.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Cabinet discussed the draft of the Jan Lokpal bill and a final decision would be taken on Monday. It has also been learnt that government is mulling fixing six months as time limit to complete investigation in corruption cases.
The draft bill, prepared by a committee headed by the Chief Secretary, has kept the Chief Minister’s office under the ambit of the Lokayukta.
Bureau Report
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