Hegde reconsidering decision to be on Lokpal Bill panel

More trouble is in store for the Lokpal Bill drafting panel with Justice Santosh Hegde, a key-member of the drafting committee seriously contemplating stepping down from the panel.

Speaking to MiD DAY, Hegde said, "There appears to be a campaign against the panel and hence, I want to reconsider my decision." He added that he had very reluctantly agreed to be on the panel. "Now that I see this smear campaign, it saddens me." Hegde is set to consult other civil society members before taking a final decision.