Resentment over delay in instituting Lokayukta’s office

SHILLONG: The Thma U Rangli Juki (TUR) expressed resentment over the government’s lack of transparency and action in instituting the office of the Lokayukta in Meghalaya.
“It was after a long struggle and interventions from people’s movements that a workable Lokayukta Act was finally amended and passed. But the Act remains merely a paper legislation proving that Dr. Mukul Sangma’s government is not sincere in tackling corruption in Meghalaya,” the TUR said in a statement issued here on Monday.
“The Government and its pliant bureaucracy have always dragged their feet in properly implementing the Meghalaya Lokayukta Act. First, they delayed with the rules for the Act and then contrary to the Act constituted a Search Committee in secret. The Search Committee should also have civil society members and should conduct its proceedings in a transparent manner,” TUR member, Angela Rangad said.
Rangad also demanded that the government immediately makes public the names of members of the Search Committee which is to shortlist the names of members of the Lokayukta.