State set to bring MLAs under Lokayukta Act

BANGALORE: Karnataka government is ready to bring legislators under the purview of the Lokayukta Act in the event of a consensus among elected representatives, Chief Minister S M Krishna told the state Assembly on Tuesday.
Since the ministers including the chief minister comes under the public servants category, they were already under the ambit of the Lokayukta Act, he said while replying to Chandrakanth Bellad (BJP) during Question Hour.
He said the cabinet sub-committee constituted to suggest amendments to the Lokayukta Act to provide more powers had finalised its report which was expected to be placed before the cabinet next week for approval.
Krishna dismissed P G R Sindhia''s (JDU) charge that the new transfer policy formulated by the government was under the "dictates" of the World Bank, which has agreed to fund adminstrative restructuring project.
He said the government, in consonance with the recommendations of the Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) has introduced several measures to bring in accountability and transparency in administration.
Krishna cited the right to information bill, transparency act and e-governance policy introduced by the government.
"None of these initiatives are done at the behest of the World Bank", he asserted.
Krishna said concerted efforts were on to eradicate corruption.