Thirty years after Karnataka established the institution of Lokayukta, the state government is out to make the police wing of this anti-corruption watchdog jobless by reviving the Anti-Corruption Bureau which was once scrapped for failing to perform satisfactorily. Even as the search for a new Lokayukta is still on, the government has announced its decision to revive the Anti-Corruption Bureau, making the police wing of the Lokayukta institution redundant. The move is being seen by most as the final nail in the coffin for the institution of the Lokayukta, which has been headless for several months now. Established to fight corruption, it hit an all time low when an extortion racket within...
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