Unhindered and undeterred by former U turn Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar the new Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar should now take immediate steps on a priority to appoint the Lokayukta and the long overdue State Information Commissioners. The inaction in appointing the Lokayukta and Information Commissioners is contrary to the much publicized mantra of this government of Zero tolerance to Corruption and good governance with transparency and accountability. The selection of the Lokayukta and Information Commissioners should be in a very transparent manner and strictly in accordance with law. The post of the Information Commissioner is vacant since the last State Information Commissioner Afonso Araujo retired on August 3, 2010. Immediate steps must also be taken to select the next Chief Information Commissioner as the current incumbent Leena Mehendale is due to retire in January 2015. Independent minded persons of eminence who would not succumb to political pulls and pressures should be appointed as the Lokayukta and Information commissioners to keep a check on the current rampant corruption in the State and to ensure the proper implementation of the Right to Information Act. The Lokayukta and Information Commission must be totally insulated from any interference or manipulation by the Government. If a Yes-man is appointed as Lokayukta and Information Commissioners it would be an exercise in futility besides ending up as white elephants that Goa would be better off without.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 07:04:06 +0000
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