PANAJI
Aam Aadmi Party has come down heavily on the BJP government in Goa for its attempts to amend the Lokayukta Act to make it a mere decorative position by rendering it toothless tiger and said BJP is doing this only because it wants to continue with its corrupt acts without any hindrance.
AAP Goa convener Rahul Mhambre while pointing out that his party was formed to rid corruption and fight against it, said they cannot accept any dilution of the powers or scope of the Lokayukta which is a necessary watchdog over governance and government and lamented that the BJP is trying to institutionalize corruption by public functionaries and elected representatives.
He pointed out that as Congress and BJP had rejected Arvind Kejriwal’s demand to pass the Jan Lok Pal bill the Aam Aadmi Party was constituted to contest elections, come to power and pass the bill as challenged by the two national parties.
“Unfortunately today in Goa the BJP is trying to dilute the powers of the Lokayukta smarting as it is by the fact that the previous Lokayukta Justice P K Mishra had passed severe comments on the BJP government in Goa and even said that one of the persons in the cabinet was not fit to be a minister,” said Mhambre.
He further pointed out that Justice P K Mishra disgusted with the inaction by the chief minister and the Governor to his recommendations had stated “there is no dearth of Dhritarashtra and or Gandhari these days,” referring to the duo.
