Standing Committee is only to postpone issue: Bhushan

New Delhi, Aug 243 (PTI) Team Anna appears to be
against the Jan Lokpal Bill being referred to the
Parliamentary Standing Committee despite Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh's offer.
"The Standing Committee is not not essenitial for
passing a legsilation. Bills are placed and passed in
Parliament without even discussion. No purpose is served by
sending the bill to Standing Committee," Prashant Bhushan,
one of the close associates of Anna Hazare, told NDTV Tuesday.
He said referring the bill to the Standing Committee
is only to "postpone" the issue.
On discussions with Indian Minister Salman Khurshid,
Bhushan said they were informal in nature and "I don't know
whether what he says will have the backing of the entire
government."
He also said he was not not sure whether Hazare would
be willing to suspend his fast merely on the appointment of a
credible negotiator.