Tag: Lokayukta Bill

Bhubaneswar: After four years and five months of the passage of the Lokayukta Bill in the State Assembly, the selection committee under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today finalized the name of the fifth member of the panel. The name will be recommended to the Odisha Governor for approval. Leader of Opposition, Narasingha […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Thursday witnessed uproarious scenes and heated exchange between Opposition Congress and the ruling party lawmakers during the discussion over the much-awaited Lokayukta Bill-2014. The members of the Congress alleged that there was ambiguity in the Bill’s Clause-II which deals – who would be brought under the purview of the Bill. […]

In its bid to ensure passage of the Odisha Lokayukta Bill-2014, the last session of the 14th legislative assembly has been extended by a day....

Cuttack: The Odisha Lokayukta Bill-2014, which was introduced in the state Assembly today, has come under strong criticism from the lawyers here. The Odisha Lokayukta Abhijan, a body of lawyers here has termed the Bill as “toothless” and “ineffective”. Members of Abhijan have also questioned the state government’s motive behind tabling it in a hurry […]

Apprehending dilution in the proposed Lokayukta Bill to be introduced in the OLA...