Mangalore, January 31: The state government should fulfill its promise of giving greater freedom and power to Lokayukta to accomplish various tasks, said Lok Ayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde.
He was speaking after laying foundation stone for the proposed new office building for the Dakshina Kannada division of Karnataka Lokayukta near Zilla Panchayat here on Monday.
He said it is impossible for the Lokayukta to function smoothly if there was no specific office or privacy for it at any level.
Hegde said that the cooperation from the side of public and district administration is very much necessary for the better functioning of an institution like Lokayukta at the district level.
While welcoming the government's move to build a new office building for the corruption watch dog in the district, Hegde, also recalled the earlier assurance of the government that a new office will be provided for Lokayukta in the premises of the office of Deputy Commissioner.
“Anyhow, today we laid the foundation stone for the dream building in Urva store, which is far from the DC office. If the Lokayukta office is established near government offices, government workers would naturally keep themselves away from the corruption,” he opined.
Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly N Yogish Bhat, Chairman of Coastal Development Authority B Nagaraj Shetty, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer P Shivashankar were present.
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