Congress targets govt on Lokpal, 'dilution' of RTI

The Congress on Wednesday took strong notice of government misleading the Parliament on the issue of appointment of Lokpal and also framing rules to dilute Right to Information Act (RTI).

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and party member KC Venugopal in Lok Sabha targeted Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and pressed for a privilege motion against him for saying that Lokpal Bill is with a Standing Committee.

Congress leaders said the fact is that Parliament has passed the Lokpal legislation and the President has given his nod as well.