Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has refused the invite of PM Narendra Modi to attend the meeting on the selection and appointment of a Lokpal as a ‘special invitee’.
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister, Kharge has rejected the invite and said that this was an attempt to exclude the Opposition from the selection process of the anti-corruption watchdog.
In the letter, he attacked the NDA led central government for delaying the appointment for last four years.
Apart from the Prime Minister, the high-powered meeting on the appointment of a Lokpal will be attended by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
The senior Congress leader also alleged that the central government is not seeking any constructive or meaningful path to0 resolve the problem.
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Recently Congress President Rahul Gandhi too had attacked the central government for the delay in the appointment of Lokpal for the last four years despite the passing of the law.
“Four years have gone by, but the Lokpal has not come. The public is asking only one question, till when will you blow the tune of falsehood?” Rahul had asked.
“Are the ‘defenders of democracy’ and ‘harbingers of accountability’ listening?” he asked in a tweet using ‘#FindingLokpal’ as a hashtag.
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