India's President Pranab Mukerjee Signs Lokpal Bill Wednesday Jan 01,2014

The Lokpal Bill today Wednesday Jan 01,2014 got the assent from President Pranab Mukherjee, providing for creation of an anti-graft watchdog which will bring under its purview even the Prime Minister with certain safeguards.

The Lok Sabha secretariat had yesterday sent to the Law Ministry a copy of the Bill which has been signed by Speaker Meira Kumar.

The Bill was then forwarded to the Rashtrapati Bhavan for the President's assent and the President has signed the Lokpal Bill on Wednesday Jan 01,2014

After the assent by the President, Secretary Legislative Department in the Law Ministry will sign it and send it for publication in the official gazette.





The Bill was passed by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha on Dec 17 and

by voice vote in the Lok Sabha on Dec 18,2013