Govt initiates back channel talks; Anna rejects proposal

With Team Anna and the Government in a deadlock over the Lokpal Bill, the government is making efforts to hold back-channel talks with the Gandhian. Sources have told NDTV that the spiritual guru to Maharashtra leaders, Bhayyu Maharaj, has been selected as the main negotiator between the Government and Anna Hazare. They also say that Bhayyu Maharaj met Mr Hazare, alone, for an hour today.