Some half-lies, half-truths, and the Lokpal business
The truth is, only Team Anna actually had a complete draft bill – the Jan Lokpal Bill – apart from the government. No other civil society group had a complete draft. In fact, the so-called Aruna Roy version of the Lokpal Bill is a complete myth. The National Campaign for the Right to Information (NCPRI) has several suggestions and positions and critiques of the Jan Lokpal Bill and the sarkari Lokpal Bill, but it has no bill of its own as yet.Unfortunately, sections of the media fell for this whispered Congress suggestion that there may be an Aruna Roy draft...
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