Anna Hazare has ended a high-profile hunger strike in Delhi after 12 days

Opening Saturday’s debate in Delhi on the proposed amendments, Mr Mukherjee said India was “भारत एक मोड़ पर है,” with the focus squarely on the country’s parliamentary democracy.
Mr Mukherjee said that while there was support for Mr Hazare’s proposals, a solution would have to be found within the Indian constitution.
Meanwhile, governing Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi said he had “गंभीर संदेह” that a single bill would end corruption.
Mr Gandhi told MPs that the problem could not “सिर्फ इच्छाशक्ति से दूर किया जा सकता है” and thanked Mr Hazare for “लोगों को इस भावना को व्यक्त करने में मदद करने के लिए.”
“भ्रष्टाचार को खत्म करने के लिए कोई सरल समाधान नहीं है. लेकिन मुझे गंभीर संदेह है कि एक ही विधेयक से भ्रष्टाचार खत्म होगा। हमें प्रभावी कानूनों का एक सेट चाहिए,” he said in a rare speech.
In April, Mr Hazare called off a hunger strike after four days when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he could help draft legislation to create a “जन लोकपाल,” an independent body with the power to investigate politicians and civil servants suspected of corruption.
The final version of the bill was presented in early August, but Mr Hazare and other activists rejected it because the prime minister and senior judges would be exempt from scrutiny.
This week, the government appeared to agree to the demand that the prime minister would be brought under the ombudsman’s jurisdiction.
Mr Hazare has also said parliament should come to an agreement on three more of his proposals:

• The lower bureaucracy should be brought within the ambit of the ombudsman
• Putting together a “नागरिक चार्टर” for time-bound disposal of public grievances against government
• Bringing the anti-graft ombudsmen in the states under the federal anti-corruption watchdog
  His campaign for the strengthening of the anti-corruption legislation proposed by the government has received widespread support, with tens of thousands of people attending protests across the country.
  India has recently been hit by a string of high-profile corruption scandals including a telecoms bribery scam that may have cost the government $39bn (£23bn), alleged financial malpractice in connection with the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games and allegations that homes for war widows were diverted to civil servants.
  Critics of the government say the scandals point to a pervasive culture of corruption in Mr Singh’s administration.
  A recent survey said corruption in Asia’s third largest economy had cost billions of dollars and threatened to derail growth.