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SP keeps away from all-party meet on Lokpal bill

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New Delhi: The government’s efforts to get the Samajwadi Party to support the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha appeared not to have made much headway as it kept away from an all-party meeting on Monday called to drum up support for the legislation.

Samajwad Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said his party is opposed to the provisions of the Lokpal bill.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath, speaking to reporters after the meeting, said all the parties discussed passing of the Lokpal bill on Tuesday in the Rajya Sabha.

“All parties, except the Samajwadi Party, expressed the desire that the bill should be passed. We will continue to persudade the SP not to obstruct the house… We will pass it tomorrow.”

The BSP too kept away from the meeting, though the BSP has not voiced any opposition. BSP chief Mayawati on Friday said her party supports the Lokpal Bill and demanded that the government should ensure its passage in the ongoing parliament session.

Kamal Nath urged the Samajwadi Party not to disrupt the house on Tuesday when the anti-corruption legislation would be taken up.(IANS)

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