Committed to an effective Lokpal in letter and spirit: PM

New Delhi, December 14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the government is ‘committed’ to implementing in ‘letter and spirit’ a good and effective Lokpal bill that would have a quick and positive impact in fighting corruption.

‘The government is committed to implement in letter and spirit a good and effective Lokpal Bill that would have a quick and positive impact in further curbing the cancer of corruption without any adverse effects on the efficiency of our system of public administration,’ he said at an all-party meet to discuss the Lokpal bill that aims to tackle corruption in society.

The all-party meet has been called to evolve concensus on the contentious bill.

—Agencies