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NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre over the long-pending appointment of a Lokpal, as per the eponymous anti-corruption law.(Four years have passed, there is still no Lokpal. The people want to know till when you will continue this false rhythm)The government and Parliament are supposed to pass an amendment to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act , 2013 , to allow the appointment of the Lokpal chairperson and its members.This modification is required as the current Lok Sabha has no leader of opposition, who is supposed to be a member of the selection committee. Consequently, the law will have to be amended to include the leader of the largest opposition party in the Lower House instead.In April 2017, however, the Supreme Court said that the appointment of the Lokpal and its members by the selection panel – excluding the leader of opposition - would be valid under the existing law.Last month, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare had also hit out at the Centre for a 2016 amendment passed in the Lok Sabha to the Act, that excluded the spouse and dependent children of government employees, ministers and MPs from the ambit of the law.