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"The Prime Minister should be included in the Lokpal Bill and subjected to, if need be, to an investigation by the Lokpal," Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge known for his vigorous campaign against corruption, said.
"I don`t find any reason why the Prime Minister should not be included. Therefore, that issue is no more a contentious issue," he said yesterday.
Hegde, whose name was proposed by Gandhian Anna Hazare and his supporters to the government for the ten-member committee on Lokpal Bill, was part of the panel which had earlier given a draft of their version of the Bill.