Tag: Lokayukta bill

Consultative processes

The Government would do well to devise a mechanism to avoid the outpouring of public anger of the kind being witnessed now. The public resents being taken for granted; even beneficial steps have to be taken after discussion. The first step by the Government could, therefore, be to shed its propensity to act in haste, without consulting stakeholders.

December 12, 2020

West Bengal Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill passed; CM kept out of its purview

The West Bengal Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed in the Assembly on Thursday after Oppositions’ call for division on the Bill, keeping the chief minister out of its purview in matters relating to public order. The Bill, however, allows the Lokayukta to investigate into matters relating to the chief minister on the other …

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July 27, 2018

A ‘scarecrow’ in TN

After many a false step, Tamil Nadu is finally set to get a Lokayukta and that too because the Supreme Court had set the deadline of 10 July for establishing the anti-corruption institution in the State. A day before expiry of the deadline, the State Assembly hurriedly passed legislation for constituting the Lokayukta which was …

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July 15, 2018

TN Assembly passes Lokayukta Bill

Bill will be empowered to probe allegations of corruption against serving & ex-ministers, state govt employees.

July 10, 2018

Odisha: Pending notification of Lokayukta Bill causes embarrassment

The long-delayed Odisha Lokayukta Bill pending formal notification since 2015 has become a major embarrassment for Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik not only for its three-year delay but also the contents or provisions which fall far short of the desired anticorruption institution. The Odisha Lokayukta Bill was passed in a hurry in 2014 and CM Naveen …

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May 4, 2018

Ruckus in U’khand House over Lokayukta bill

The budget session of the Uttarakhand assembly was adjourned sine-die, due to protest from the Congress, at Bharadisain, Gairsain on Monday. The Congress was demanding discussion of Lokayukta bill in the House under Rule 310. Speaker Prem Chand Agarwal turned down the request, which provoked the leaders to rush into the well. Due to the …

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March 27, 2018