Lokpal Bill is historic, landmark step: PM Manmohan Singh

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday described the passage of the Lokpal Bill in Parliament as a "historic and landmark step".

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday described the passage of the Lokpal Bill in Parliament as a "historic and landmark step".
"It is a historic and landmark step," he told reporters after the Lok Sabha passed the anti-corruption legislation. The Rajya Sabha had passed it Tuesday.
Earlier, both the prime minister and Congress president Sonia Gandhi described it as a watershed legislation in the government`s fight against corruption.

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