Fundamentally flawed

That the United Progressive Alliance regime was not serious about getting Parliament to legislate into existence a strong and effective anti-corruption ombudsman became clear amidst the sound and fury that marked the proceedings relating to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011 in both houses of Parliament. The defeat of the Constitution (116th Amendment) Bill, which was politically sponsored by Congress general-secretary Rahul Gandhi, seemed to be a real debacle brought on by miscalculation compounded by inept floor management in the Lok Sabha. 

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