- PTI
Justice (retd) Sanjay Mishra shakes hand with Govenor Ram Naik after
taking oath as Lokayukta, Uttar Pradesh, in Lucknow on Sunday. CM
Akhilesh Yadav is also seen.PHOTO: PTI
Retired judge of the Allahabad High Court Justice Sanjay
Mishra was on Sunday sworn in as the new Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh
bringing to an end a bitter year-long feud between Raj Bhawan and the
State government on the appointment of the anti-graft ombudsman.
The new Lokayukta was administered oath by Governor Ram Naik at a brief function at Raj Bhawan.
He would replace justice (retd) N. K. Mehrotra, who was appointed Lokayukta on March 16, 2006, and had a nearly 10-year tenure.
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was present at the swearing-in ceremony along with his senior Cabinet ministers.
Besides
the Chief Minister, two other members of the selection panel - Chief
Justice of Allahabad High Court D. Y. Chandrachud and Leader of the
Opposition in the State Assembly Swami Prasad Maurya - were present.
Expelled SP leader Amar Singh was also present.
The
appointment of Lokayukta had snowballed into a major controversy last
year with the Governor refusing to accept the name of Justice (retd)
Raveendra Singh and asking the Chief Minister to follow proper procedure
for selecting the ombudsman.Source: The Hindu
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