PM's new offer to Anna Hazare: Ready to debate all versions of Lokpal Bill
TNN | Aug 25, 2011, 12.36PM IST
Making an emotive speech in Lok Sabha, Manmohan Singh said he was ready to debate all versions of the Lokpal Bill.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has offered a new formula to end the Lokpal deadlock with Team Anna.
Speaking in Parliament, Prime Minister said the government is ready to debate in Parliament all versions of the Lokpal Bill in circulation at present.
After the debate, the strongest points of all the bills could be forwarded to the standing committee for its consideration.
The PM once again reached out to Anna Hazare and urged him to end his fast immediately.
Heaping praise on Anna Hazare, Manmohan Singh said, "I respect his idealism, I applaud him and I salute him."
Urging Anna Hazare to end his fast he said that Hazare had made his point and his life was precious and valuable for the nation.
The PM's appeal was seconded by the leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj, who also appealed to Hazare to end his fast and assured him that the opposition would ensure that the govt passed a strong Lokpal Bill.
The Lok Sabha passed a resolution urging Hazare to end the fast and later the Speaker made an appeal on behalf of the House.
Earlier, the PM accused the opposition of making personal attacks on him on the issue of corruption.
He said he was ready for a probe by the leader of the Opposition into his assets to see if he had benefited from corruption in his personal life
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