Bangalore : The state Lokayukta who resigned recently and then retracted the letter from the Governor on LK Advani’s advice has expressed “happiness” over the crumbs thrown at him, by giving suo motu (on the spot) powers to take action against corrupt bureaucrats, but not against corrupt / criminal MLAs, ministers or the CM himself. […]
Bangalore : BJP national president, Nitin Gadkari (54) inaugurated a “Swabhimani Samavesha” (self-respect convention) to unite state leaders who got divided on the issue of Lokayukta’s sudden resignation last week, which brought the only other national party (and DNA) to the boil. Lokayukta has withdrawn his resignation only after Gadkari met him along with CM […]
24.06.10 Bangalore : Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday termed the sudden resignation of Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) Santosh Hegde Wednesday as unfortunate and unexpected. “The ombudsman’s resignation is not only unexpected but an unfortunate event. It pains me to know that he (Hegde) has resigned,” Yeddyurappa told reporters here, on the occasion of his Bharatiya […]
