Sonia Gandhi unlikely to meet Anna Hazare on Thursday

New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Sonia Gandhi is unlikely
to meet Indian social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday who
wanted to discuss with the Congress chief the civil society's
stand on the Lokpal Bill.
"No meeting is likely between Anna Hazare and Sonia
Gandhi today. No appointment has been fixed for today,"
sources at 10 Janpath, residence of Gandhi, said.
Hazare had on Wednesday said that he will try to
persuade Gandhi to include the office of the Prime Minister in
the Lokpal Bill.
"We will meet all parties...We will meet Sonia and
tell her if the Prime Minister is saying so, then what is the
problem," he had said.
He had said the incumbent Prime Minister is an honest
man. "The Union Cabinet belong to India, the people in the
Cabinet are our people. Then what is the problem in taking the
decision? They should be able to take it for the country."
Hazare was responding to Singh's remarks that he had
no hesitation in bringing himself under the purview of Lokpal
but many of his Cabinet colleagues feel that bringing the
institution of Prime Minister under it will create
instability.
Reaching out to political parties ahead of the
all-party meeting, the Anna Hazare team had on Wednesday met
CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat and RLD chief Ajit
Singh to explain their position on the Lokpal Bill.