Arunachal Chief Minister Tuki fulfils Lokayukta commitment

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has cleared the implementation of the Lokayukta Bill which the state Assembly had passed in March.

"This is a gift to the people of Arunachal Pradesh from a responsive government," sources quoted Tuki as having said after he signed the Bill yesterday on his first day in office following Congress's re-election in the state.

Passage of the Lokayukta Act was a commitment made in Congress's election manifesto this year, official sources pointed out today. Lokayukta is a quasi-judicial body which would act as a watchdog to pinpoint wrong doings of the administration, look into complaints of victims of corruption and suggest measures to improve the efficiency of the government.