Enact a Lok Pal law covering everyone, including the Prime Minister
“We will enact the Lok Pal Bill with adequate powers to deal with corruption charges against anyone, including the Prime Minister.”
TAREEKH PE TAREEKHStalled
The verdict
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.
Rule applied: Stalled: deadline passed or 2+ years idle, but funded or a bill was introduced → 2
“Introduced in 2001, the Lok Pal Bill went the way of the six versions before it.”
⌛ 8,172 din lateImplied deadline (end of term): 22 May 2004Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
2/10
Evidence timeline
- ResearchUndated· PRS Legislative ResearchsupportsIssue brief on the Lok Pal Bill ↗
“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”
Promise ID nda-ls-1999-025 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON