Gujarat Lokayukta Issue

• Lokayukta row: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on Gujarat govt's plea

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• Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2:30pm over Gujarat Lokayukta issue

  The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2:30pm after the BJP created an uproar seeking the recall of the Gujarat governor Kamala Beniwal over the appointment of Lokayukta.

• Prime Minister meets Congress Core Group to discuss Gujarat Lokayukta issue

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Thursday, held a meeting with his senior cabinet colleagues in the backdrop of the controversies surrounding the appointment of Lokayukta in BJP-ruled Gujarat.

• BJP demands Gujarat Governor's recall

  The BJP wants Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal recalled for appointing a Lokayukta or ombudsman in the state without the consent of the Narendra Modi-led government. The party says the Governor's act is a "constitutional violation and an attack on federalism" and it forced repeated adjournments in Parliament on the issue today.