Lokpal: Rahul meets PM

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Rahul Gandhi Tuesday met Indian
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for consultations as government
stepped up efforts to resolve the logjam over the Lokpal
issue.
The meeting came close on the heels of the Prime Minister
appealing to Anna Hazare to end his fast and naming Indian
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to negotiate with his team.
After a 30-minute meeting with Prime Minister in
Parliament House, Gandhi drove along with him to 7 Race Course
Road where the consultations continued with some senior
ministers joining them.
While the Indian government has called for an all party
meeting Wednesday, Congress is holding a meeting of its
Parliamentarians on Thursday to seek their views on the issue.