A Lokpal, with the status of a Constitutional authority, had been proposed by Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi in an intervention during a debate on the subject in the Lok Sabha.
गौरतलब है कि कांग्रेस महासचिव राहुल गांधी ने लोकसभा में बहस के दौरान लोकपाल को संवैधानिक दर्जा देने की पेशकश की थी।