The amended Lokpal, which delinks the setting up of Lokayuktas in the States and transfers the powers of sanction of prosecution against public servant to the ombudsman, was brought for consideration in Rajya Sabha on Friday amid din.
Tabling the amended Bill, Minister of State for Personnel V. Narayanasamy sought the cooperation of the House in its passage.
However, the Bill could not be taken up for consideration as the House was not in order with members from SP and TDP shouting slogans in the Well against price rise and bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh respectively.
Ravishankar Prasad (BJP) urged Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien to restore normalcy in the House as it was an important issue.
On January 31, 2013, the government had amended the Lokpal Bill, delinking it from the setting up of Lokayuktas in the States and transferring powers of sanction of prosecution against public servant to the ombudsman.
The Union Cabinet had accepted 14 of the 16 recommendations made by the Rajya Sabha Select Committee, which was set up in May 2012 amid sharp differences among political parties because of which the legislation remained stuck in the Upper House since December 2011.
Tabling the amended Bill, Minister of State for Personnel V. Narayanasamy sought the cooperation of the House in its passage.
However, the Bill could not be taken up for consideration as the House was not in order with members from SP and TDP shouting slogans in the Well against price rise and bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh respectively.
Ravishankar Prasad (BJP) urged Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien to restore normalcy in the House as it was an important issue.
On January 31, 2013, the government had amended the Lokpal Bill, delinking it from the setting up of Lokayuktas in the States and transferring powers of sanction of prosecution against public servant to the ombudsman.
The Union Cabinet had accepted 14 of the 16 recommendations made by the Rajya Sabha Select Committee, which was set up in May 2012 amid sharp differences among political parties because of which the legislation remained stuck in the Upper House since December 2011.
