Par panel on Lokpal not yet reconstituted

New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Consultations over the Lokpal
Bill by the Indian law makers is unlikely to begin soon as the
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice is yet to
be reconstituted.
The term of the earlier committee headed by Abhishek
Singhvi was over by August 31 like all other parliamentary
committees and none of them has been reconstituted so far.
While Singhvi, who has been renominated as a member of
the Committee, is again expected to be its Chairman, no
official announcement has been made so far.
While the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian parliament)
has renominated most of the members on this Committee as also
on other Committees, the matter is now with the Lok Sabha
(lower house of Indian parliament) Speaker Meira Kumar who has
to decide the composition from the Lower House in consultation
with political parties.
The Rajya Sabha members have been renominated as the
Upper House gives two year term to members on such Committees
which will be expiring next year.
In view of this renomination, Amar Singh is set to
continue as the member of the Standing Committee on the Lokpal
issue despite the fact that he was no longer with the
Samajwadi Party.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice,
Personnel and Public Grievances has been asked to give its
report within three months.
Lok Sabha sources said that the Committees are likely to
be reconstituted soon.