President Pranab Mukherjee signs Lokpal bill
Posted on: 02/Jan/2014 2:29:09 PM
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the much-awaited Lokpal Bill on Wednesday. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on December 17 and by the Lok Sabha the next day.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat had yesterday sent to the Law Ministry a copy of the Bill which has been signed by Speaker Meira Kumar. The Bill was then forwarded to the Rashtrapati Bhavan for the President`s assent.
The President has signed the Lokpal Bill.
The Bill takes the shape of the Act after the signing by the President and following certain procedures.After the assent by the President, Secretary Legislative Department in the Law Ministry will sign it and send it for publication in the official gazettee.
The Bill aims to set up institution of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in states by law enacted by respective legislatures within one year of coming into force of the Act.The Lokpal had become a bone of contention among ruling Congress, opposition BJP and civil societies with each one of them wanting to make changes in it to make it more effective.
