SHILLONG: Former chief secretary of Meghalaya Ranjan Chatterjee is likely to be the new entrant vying for the post of Lokayukta, sources said on Friday.
Earlier in February, there were a few applicants after the names for the post of the chairperson and four members were sought by the Search Committee.
The Search Committee had forwarded the names of Pranoy Kumar Mushahary, retired Judge of the Gauhati High Court and chairperson of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhalang Dhar, former commissioner and secretary, Prasanta Kumar Saikia, retired judge of the Gauhati High Court, C.D Kynjing, former state chief information commissioner, and Sreeranjan, additional chief secretary for the post of chairperson.
Other applicants for the post of chairperson, except Mushahary, had also applied for the post of members.
The committee – which includes G.P Wahlang as chairman and B.B Dutta, L.M Sangma, Theilin Phanbuh and S.G Momin as members – had also recommended the name of Evans Rynjah Solomon, retired deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India, as a member of the Lokayukta.
