Gujarat Lokayukta

Retired Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Rajesh Shukla was today sworn-in as the fifth Lokayukta of the state by Governor Acharya Devvrat.

Kamla Beniwal was sacked as Mizoram governor - just two months before her term was to end - for "gross impropriety", top sources said today as the government parried opposition allegations of vendetta politics.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that Narendra Modi would have been in jail had Lokayukta and RTI Commissioners been in place in Gujarat.

Union minister Jairam Ramesh, known for a long-running feud with Narendra Modi, has hit below the belt with his latest jibe against the Gujarat Chief Minister, the BJP says.

The Gujarat assembly has passed the controversial Gujarat Lokayukta Commission Bill 2013 bill, without making changes sought by the state's governor when she returned the bill last month.

Gujarat's warring governor and Chief Minister today shared the stage days after an open clash over a proposed law for a Lokayukta panel.

Governor Kamla Beniwal returned the controversial Gujarat Lokayukta Commission Bill 2013 yesterday, despite the state assembly passing it with a clear majority earlier this year. She addressed a letter with her objections to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.

Narendra Modi and Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal are on collision course again after the latter returned the controversial Gujarat Lokayukta Commission Bill 2013 yesterday, despite the state assembly passing it with a clear majority earlier this year.

In the latest twist to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's war with state Lokayuktas, Justice RA Mehta, who was appointed Lokayukta despite Mr Modi's objections, has refused to take charge.

The Narendra Modi government in Gujarat is dogged by yet another controversy. This time over a contentious bill that proposes to alter the appointment process for the state Lokayukta.

The Narendra Modi government today introduced a bill in the Gujarat assembly that attempts to overhaul the process of appointing the Lokayukta, virtually giving the full control to the state.

Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare today questioned Narendra Modi as a prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 general elections saying the Gujarat Chief Minister was not sincere about rooting out corruption as he has not taken steps for setting up a Lokayukta, a post lying vacant since 2003 in the state.

In a rare gesture, Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal today showered praise on Chief Minister Narendra Modi at a function in Gandhinagar today. The Governor, known to be at loggerheads with Mr Modi over the appointment of the state Lokayukta, said that under his "resolute leadership", the state gave a "new direction" to the entire country for progress ...

"The present Governor has misjudged her role and has insisted, that under the Act, 1986, the Council of Ministers has no role to play in the appointment of the Lokayukta, and that she could therefore, fill it up in consultation with the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court and the Leader of Opposition. Such attitude is not in conformity, or in c...

In a setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court has upheld the appointment of Justice R A Mehta as Gujarat Lokayuta chief.

Retired Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Rajesh Shukla was today sworn-in as the fifth Lokayukta of the state by Governor Acharya Devvrat.

Kamla Beniwal was sacked as Mizoram governor - just two months before her term was to end - for "gross impropriety", top sources said today as the government parried opposition allegations of vendetta politics.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that Narendra Modi would have been in jail had Lokayukta and RTI Commissioners been in place in Gujarat.

Union minister Jairam Ramesh, known for a long-running feud with Narendra Modi, has hit below the belt with his latest jibe against the Gujarat Chief Minister, the BJP says.

The Gujarat assembly has passed the controversial Gujarat Lokayukta Commission Bill 2013 bill, without making changes sought by the state's governor when she returned the bill last month.

Gujarat's warring governor and Chief Minister today shared the stage days after an open clash over a proposed law for a Lokayukta panel.

Governor Kamla Beniwal returned the controversial Gujarat Lokayukta Commission Bill 2013 yesterday, despite the state assembly passing it with a clear majority earlier this year. She addressed a letter with her objections to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.

Narendra Modi and Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal are on collision course again after the latter returned the controversial Gujarat Lokayukta Commission Bill 2013 yesterday, despite the state assembly passing it with a clear majority earlier this year.

In the latest twist to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's war with state Lokayuktas, Justice RA Mehta, who was appointed Lokayukta despite Mr Modi's objections, has refused to take charge.

The Narendra Modi government in Gujarat is dogged by yet another controversy. This time over a contentious bill that proposes to alter the appointment process for the state Lokayukta.

The Narendra Modi government today introduced a bill in the Gujarat assembly that attempts to overhaul the process of appointing the Lokayukta, virtually giving the full control to the state.

Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare today questioned Narendra Modi as a prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 general elections saying the Gujarat Chief Minister was not sincere about rooting out corruption as he has not taken steps for setting up a Lokayukta, a post lying vacant since 2003 in the state.

In a rare gesture, Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal today showered praise on Chief Minister Narendra Modi at a function in Gandhinagar today. The Governor, known to be at loggerheads with Mr Modi over the appointment of the state Lokayukta, said that under his "resolute leadership", the state gave a "new direction" to the entire country for progress ...

"The present Governor has misjudged her role and has insisted, that under the Act, 1986, the Council of Ministers has no role to play in the appointment of the Lokayukta, and that she could therefore, fill it up in consultation with the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court and the Leader of Opposition. Such attitude is not in conformity, or in c...

In a setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court has upheld the appointment of Justice R A Mehta as Gujarat Lokayuta chief.