Social activist Swami
Agnivesh on Friday
voiced hope that an
"honourable resolution"
would be found soon to
the stalemate over the
Lokpal Bill issue for which which Gandhian Anna Hazare is observing a fast-
unto-death. "High-level
meetings are taking place between top ministers," Agnivesh told report ers here.
He said the anti-corruption
activists decided not to
join a meeting scheduled
this morning at HRD
Minister Kapil Sibal's
residence over the issue as two of their demands were not met.
"We are hoping that by
this evening an
honourable resolution to
the issue would be found," he added.
"After the high-level
meeting at Prime
Minister's residence, we
hope that when we go to the meeting later, the government will come out with a respectable solution to our demands," he said.
Agnivesh said that a draft on their demands would be prepared by noted lawyer Shanti Bhushan, Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran
Bedi. "It will be sent to the government and then we will wait for the government's response," he said.
Hazare had earlier said he was not averse to
dialogue but such
discussions should take
place with those who
have power to take
decisions.
"When did we say no to
dialogue. Dialogue should take place with those who have power to take decisions, whether (Congress chief) Sonia Gandhi or Prime Minister
(Manmohan Singh)," he
said.
