Cabinet defers consideration of anti-corruption ordinances

Along with these, the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, Rights of Persons with Disability Bill, Security Laws (Amendment) Bill and Delhi High Court Act (Amendment) Bill were also on the agenda.  

The Law Ministry had sent notes with all the ordinances on whether the reasons given by various ministries to promulgate the executive orders were acceptable to the Union Cabinet.

The reason was that often ordinances have to withstand judicial scrutiny.

As Parliament session came to an end on February 21 and five of the six anti-graft measures being spearheaded by Gandhi failed to see the light of the day, the Congress Vice President had launched a blistering attack on the Opposition and had said that he would discuss with the party leadership regarding the option of ordinance route to push the measures.