Congress 'climbdown' on Lokpal due to poll debacle: Jaitley

Commenting on the AAP, he said, “They are disrespectful to leaders of other parties. Their letters to Mrs Sonia Gandhi and Shri Rajnath Singh are worded impolitely.

Today, even their mentor Anna is not being spared,” he said.  “For the political class it should be a learning experience. After three years of arrogant attitude towards Lokpal, the Congress has decided to climb down. One hopes that the AAP party learns from this.”

Jaitley charged the ruling party of introducing an “unacceptable” Bill in the Lok Sabha which was described as a ‘game changer' and was “unilaterally” passed in Lok Sabha in the face of resistance by a combined Opposition.

He said when it was sought to be amended in the Rajya Sabha, the House was adjourned at midnight and later when the Select Committee made recommendations, the same were placed before the parliament after almost a year.

“They insisted that the CBI would be under the government and not under the Lokpal,” he said.