Govt ready for talks with Anna Hazare on Lokpal: P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram said Delhi police will decide on permission to the fast proposed by Hazare in Delhi from August 16.
The government is ready for talks on the Lokpal bill but it is for civil society leader Anna Hazare to decide, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday."It is for Hazare to decide (whether to take part in the discussion)," Chidambaram told a press conference in Delhi.Asked if the proposed fast by Hazare in Delhi from August 16 will be permitted, Chidambaram said the police will decide. Chidambaram said there was no deal between the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on conducting parliament business.