Ignoring concerns raised by the Congress, the Narendra Modi government Thursday constituted an eight-member search committee to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. The search committee will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. “The process of Lokpal selection is going as per the guidelines laid down in the Lokpal Act,” Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told PTI. Kharge had been boycotting the selection committee meeting on the pretext that he is not made a full-fledged member in the panel. The eight-member search committee is mandated to recommend a panel of names for the appointment of the Lokpal and its members.

Source: Indian Express September 27, 2018 14:54 UTC