New Delhi: Congress today sought to appropriate the credit for the passage of the Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha to its leader Rahul Gandhi's “single-minded” determination” and claimed it has done the maximum on the issue earning praise even from Anna Hazare.
The party also indicated that it may be open to changes in its present position on RTI Act of keeping political parties out of its ambit when the RTI amendment bill comes before Parliament.
Maintaining that there was uncertainty on whether the government will push through the Lokpal bill as there was opposition from some parties, Congress spokesperson P C Chacko said the bill is going to be passed by Parliament this time after a dozen failed attempts in the tenure of previous governments in the last 46 years.
“It is due to the single-minded determination of Rahul Gandhi... Because of earnest attempts from Rahul Gandhi's side, we could prevail over all the parties and Lokpal bill will be passed soon....It has become reality because Rahul Gandhi took the initiative. It was his determination that the bill should be passed,” Chacko said replying to questions on the issue.
