Par Panel may surprise all: Singhvi

New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Amid Indian social activist Anna
Hazare's agitation on the Lokpal issue, a Parliamentary
Standing Committee going into the Lokpal Bill Sunday gave
signals that it could "surprise" all those skeptical or
cynical about the outcome of the exercise.
"Give the Standing Committee a chance. Allow us to do our
work. We may collectively surprise all those who are skeptical
or cynical," Abhishek Manu Singhvi said here.
He said the Parliamentary Committee shared people's
concerns over corruption.
Singhvi has been maintaining that the panel examining
the Lokpal Bill is open to all kinds of views to formulate a
strong legislation and has not pre-judged the issue.
Committee sources said its next meeting is expected in
the first week of September. Hazare, however, wants a revised
bill on Lokpal to be passed in Parliament by August 31.
The Committee has already invited views of diverse
stakeholders on the proposed measure and Singhvi has said the
panel will take them up clause by clause to include ideal
elements of each proposal to try and create the best and the
strongest bill.
A Congress MP has submitted Hazare's Jan Lokpal Bill for
consideration before the Committee.