Gujarat Lokayukta

Digvijaya slams Modi over Lokayukta, calls him corrupt

"Narendra Modi, who speaks against corruption, has no transparency in his functioning. Modi during his tenure has failed to appoint Lokayukta in the state which has left the common man with no option to complain against the state government's corruption," Digvijaya Singh said.

Gujarat Lokayukta RA Mehta's exit: Blame Guv Beniwal, not Modi

The Gujarat government must shoulder a part of the blame for Lokayukta RA Mehta's resignation, but a greater share rests with Governor Kamla Beniwal.

Miffed with Modi govt, Justice Mehta refuses to take charge as Gujarat Lokayuta

In a major embarrassment to the Gujarat government, Justice (retd) RA Mehta has refused to take charge as the Lokayukta because the state government took a long time in notifying his appointment.

Manish Tewari slams Guj govt on Lokayukta declining post

Tewari was commenting on the decision of retired High Court judge Mehta who today declined to assume office, citing state government's long and expensive legal battle against his appointment as one of the reasons.

Ensure that RA Mehta takes over as Guj Lokayukta soon: Cong to governor

Congress MLAs today handed over a memorandum to Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal urging her to issue a gazette notification which would enable Justice (retd) RA Mehta to immediately take charge as the state Lokayukta.

SC dismisses Guj govt's petition for re-examining Lokayukta verdict

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's last hope for quashing of Justice (retd) R A Mehta's appointment as Lokayukta was dashed today with the Supreme Court dismissing the state government's curative petition for re-examining its verdict upholding the selection.

Gujarat govt plans multi-member Lokayukta, to bring new bill

In the backdrop of setback in the Supreme Court over the appointment of Lokayukta, Gujarat Government has decided to set up a multi-member Lokayukta institution bringing state Chief Minister within its purview.

Lokayukta issue exposed Modi's duplicity: Gujarat Cong

Gujarat Congress today alleged that the review petition in the apex court on the Lokayukta issue has exposed the "double speak" and "dual face" of the Narendra Modi government.

Gujarat Lokayukta: Modi government to file review petition in SC

Political parties like Keshubhai Patel's Gujarat Parivartan Party have criticised the BJP government for its reported move to challenge the Supreme Court ruling.

SC has muddied the waters in Gujarat Lokayukta case

After holding the Gujarat Governor's act as unlawful, the SC still went ahead and upheld her appointment of the Lokayukta. This can only confuse future issues between Governor and elected authorities