Lokpal bill: will it really change India's corruption culture?

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India's parliament has approved an anti-corruption bill under which an independent watchdog will have the power to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption by politicians, civil servants and bureaucrats.

The bill was passed by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday after the government agreed to several amendments suggested by opposition politicians. The bill cleared the upper house on Tuesday. Regional Samajwadi party, an ally of the Congress, walked out in protest and did not participate in.

It has been a main demand of campaigners led by Anna Hazare, who is now expected to end his latest hunger strike after nine days.

Do you think it will successfully eradicate government corruption which has plagued the Congress-led government this past year?

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