Implement Lokayukta Act: AACS to Arunachal Government

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ITANAGAR: Expressing discontentment over the deletion of ordinances from the Lokayukta (Amendment) Act 2014, the Arunachal Anti-Corporation Sena (AACS) demanded the State government implement the Lokayukta Act, 2014 without any modification of its ordinances in the next State Assembly session.

AACS president Kirgo Sora said that the State government on October 23, 2019, deleted/replaced lots of major power and functions including appropriate sections & sub-section of the Arunachal Pradesh Lokayukta bill, which curtailed the power of the Lokayukta in the state.

"The Lokayukta (Amendment) Act ordinance 2019, which was passed in the second session of the 7th Legislative Assembly 2022 and received the assent of the Governor, must be repealed for the greater interest of the poor people of the state," he said while addressing the media at the press club here today.

Informing that the State government have and deleted major ordinances from the Act such as Chapter - IV (Prosecution Wing) section 12, chapter VI (Jurisdiction in respect of inquiry) section 16 Sub-Section 1 (b) (c) (e), chapter VIII (Power of Lokayukta) Section 26(1) and chapter IX (Offences and Penalties), etc.

"By deleting the ordinances of the Lokayukta Act's sections, the State government is indirectly encouraging corruption in the state. Surprisingly, these are the same BJP legislators who approved the Bill when they were once in Congress government as Congress leader," he said, adding that if the government fails to meet their demand, the association will take its own course of action.

AACS General Secretary Tadar Doro said that Lokayukta Act was the highest-level statutory body for the poor people that granted a platform to fight against any corrupted officer, administration, and public servants in issues related to misuse of power, but it has also been snatched away by the state government.

Also, the AACS demanded the immediate advertisement of the Lokayukta office staff, which has been lying vacant for many years. In total 80 posts of office, and staff advertisement is yet to be made by the state government.

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