Thursday, December 29, 2011

India Ink: The Lokpal Bill Shows India's Congress Party in Fight For Life

December 27, 2011, 7:39 am By THE NEW YORK TIMES

India?s Parliament kicked off ?the year?s capstone political fight? on Tuesday with the Parliamentary discussion of the Lokpal Bill, Jim Yardley and Vikas Bajaj write in The New York Times.

Congress party leaders ?appeared determined to use Tuesday?s parliamentary debate to place the political onus on their opponents,? they write.

?Kapil Sibal, a powerful government minister, signaled a tougher tone by arguing that opposition leaders were deliberately trying to defeat the government?s bill so that the political status quo would remain unchanged,? they said. ?The whole country wants Parliament to pass this law as quickly as possible,? Mr. Sibal argued.

Meanwhile, Anna Hazare remains an ?unpredictable wildcard,? they write. Read the whole story here.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=1c8379cf085e5d855c8b8e263e2953a2

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