After Hegde exit, Karnataka lokayukta mired in controversy

Just months after the Karnataka lokayukta’s report on illegal mining in the state forced former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to resign, the anti-graft watchdog finds itself mired in controversies and facing a crisis of credibility. The lokayukta has been without a head since September after former Supreme Court judge Shivaraj Patil stepped down within a month of taking charge after allegations that he had violated norms to get land allotment.

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