Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal, who is the member of the Drafting Committee, told media after the meeting that the civil society members on the Committee presented a document with respect to the objects of the Bill which enunciated the general principles underlining the Bill.
He said, there was no difference of opinion during the meeting and talks were very good. Mr. Sibal explained that civil society members and the government will think about the proposals given by the two sides and discuss them again in the next meeting on Saturday.
Civil society members in the Committee, Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan express similar view on the issue. In a related development, Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking removal of social activist Anna Hazare from the Lokpal Bill Committee.