Lokpal Bill not in ICU, under rest: Abhishek Singhvi

NEW DELHI: Smarting under Opposition attack over the issue of Lokpal Bill, Congress on Saturday insisted that the measure is not dead and will be back soon.

“The Lokpal Bill is certainly not dead. It is not even in ICU or Emergency. It is merely under rest and recovery (R and R) and it will be back soon,” Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said.

A political war has broken out between government and Opposition over Rajya Sabha's failure to pass Lokpal Bill, with both sides accusing each of carrying out “well-choreographed” chaos to scuttle it.

The assertion by the Rajya Sabha MP, who headed the Parliamentary Panel that went into the Lokpal Bill, comes a day after after Rahul Gandhi promised not to rest till a strong Lokpal Bill with constitutional status is brought.