{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-06T07:29:06.633Z","data":{"id":"nda-ls-1999-025","text":"Enact a Lok Pal law covering everyone, including the Prime Minister","quote":"We will enact the Lok Pal Bill with adequate powers to deal with corruption charges against anyone, including the Prime Minister.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"corruption","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2004-05-22","deadlineType":"implied","status":"stalled","rating":2,"ratingRule":"stalled_funded","provisional":false,"confidence":"medium","reason":"A Lok Pal Bill was introduced in 2001 and lapsed without being passed, according to PRS. This research did not verify from the bill text whether it covered the Prime Minister.","evidence":[{"date":null,"sourceType":"research","publisher":"PRS Legislative Research","title":"Issue brief on the Lok Pal Bill","url":"https://prsindia.org/files/parliament/discussion_papers/1302082895_Issue%20Brief%20on%20Lok%20Pal%20Bil.pdf","quote":"The Lok Pal Bill was introduced for the first time in 1968 but it lapsed with the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. It was introduced seven more times in Parliament, the last time in 2001. However, the Bill lapsed each time","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["lokpal"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":"Introduced in 2001, the Lok Pal Bill went the way of the six versions before it.","review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"nda-ls-1999","partyId":"nda","electionId":"ls-1999"}}