Now the bill will again have to be sent again to the Lok Sabha for approval of the changes.
Concluding the debate on the bill, Law Minister Kapil Sibal called it a historic moment, but stressed that corruption could not be removed by the Lokpal alone.
"Law alone will not lead to elimination of corruption. Law will help deal with those who are corrupt, but it will not deal with the impetus to be corrupt. It will just be a deterrent," he said.
He also said government will also deal with the "supply side" of corruption, as pointed out by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), saying a bill amending Prevention of Corruption Act, pending with Lok Sabha, provides to deal with the source of bribe.
(With IANS inputs)
