Bengaluru: Facing the ire over bribery allegations against his son, Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao resigned from his post on Tuesday. Rao's son allegedly threatened bureaucrats of raids to extort money.
A petition seeking removal of Rao as Lokayukta with 46 members of BJP and 37 of JDS signing it was submitted to Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa on November 17, during the Winter Session of the state legislature.
Under attack from the Opposition for allegedly soft-pedalling serious charges of corruption in the office of the Lokayukta, the state government had in July tabled the Karnataka Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2015 pertaining to removal of anti-corruption ombudsman, which was passed.
The passage of the bill has made the process of removal of the Lokayukta simpler.
Karnataka Lokayukta Joint Commissioner (PRO) Syed Riaz and a few others were also arrested in connection with the scandal.
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