New Delhi: The Prime Minister said this morning that he is "hopeful of a solution" that will persuade anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike, now on its tenth day.
However, he also said that parliamentary democracy cannot be undermined, according to PTI.
Dr Manmohan Singh has reportedly requested former Chief Justice of India JS Verma to help persuade the 73-year-old activist and his supporters "to adopt a more rational approach in dealing with this complex problem."
Team Anna wants their Jan Lokpal Bill to be tabled in parliament and put to a debate. The government says its own version of this legislation has already been introduced in parliament and cannot be withdrawn. It has offered for Anna's bill to be reviewed by the same parliamentary committee that has received the government's draft.
Team Anna's demand for its bill alone to be considered and their deadline for their bill to be passed by the end of this parliamentary session have been deemed both unrealistic and in danger of undermining due process.
PTI says the Prime Minister explained in his letter to Justice Verma, "It is the bounden duty of Parliament to pass a law only after its members have had reasonable time and opportunity to hear a wide range of public opinions and apply their minds to its various provisions."
However, he also said that parliamentary democracy cannot be undermined, according to PTI.
Dr Manmohan Singh has reportedly requested former Chief Justice of India JS Verma to help persuade the 73-year-old activist and his supporters "to adopt a more rational approach in dealing with this complex problem."
Team Anna wants their Jan Lokpal Bill to be tabled in parliament and put to a debate. The government says its own version of this legislation has already been introduced in parliament and cannot be withdrawn. It has offered for Anna's bill to be reviewed by the same parliamentary committee that has received the government's draft.
Team Anna's demand for its bill alone to be considered and their deadline for their bill to be passed by the end of this parliamentary session have been deemed both unrealistic and in danger of undermining due process.
PTI says the Prime Minister explained in his letter to Justice Verma, "It is the bounden duty of Parliament to pass a law only after its members have had reasonable time and opportunity to hear a wide range of public opinions and apply their minds to its various provisions."
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