The amended bill was widely speculated to be considered by the Cabinet today but it did not happen with the sources saying it could be given post-facto approval after passage in the Rajya Sabha.
Debate on the bill, passed by the Lok Sabha in December last year, could not be completed in the upper house during the last Winter session due to technical reasons.
While some sources said the bill would come up on Monday, some others insisted it could not be possible before Tuesday, the last day of the Budget session.
"The government is committed to bring the bill in the present session. We stand by it," Minister of State of Personnel V Narayanasami told PTI here.
The government and the opposition have agreed the Lokayukta clause should be dropped from the Bill and a separate model law can be passed which can serve as a guideline for the state to form their own anti-graft law.
On the issue of removal of Lokpal, the government is reportedly coming around to the opposition demand that the ruling dispensation should not have all the powers. A middle path where Parliament takes a call on the matter and then conveys it to the Supreme Court is being worked out.
As far as bringing NGOs within the ambit of Lokpal is concerned, the government may agree to the opposition's suggestion that only government-funded NGOs be under the ombudsman's purview.(MORE)
