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Lokayukta cops to conduct public hearings

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February 22, 2011

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Mangalore, February 22: The Mangalore division of Lokayukta police will conduct public hearings based on written representations submitted under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act at various places in the district from Tuesday.

Complaints in prescribed application forms available in office of Lokayukta police should be submitted to authorities of Lokayukta along with an affidavit and should pertain to delay on part of government officials in attending to public work.

The hearing will be held from 11am to 1pm at Pavoor Gram Panchayat office in Mangalore taluk on February 22. On February 24, public hearing will be held at government guest house, Sullia from 11 am to 1 pm and from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm at Puttur government guest house. On February 28, the public hearing will be held at Belthangady government house from 11 am to 1 pm and from 3 pm to 4.30 pm at Bantwal government guest house.

People, apart from the above public hearings may also approach the Lokayukta police authorities with complaints and petitions pertaining to public issues or delay on part of authorities concerned in addressing public complaints or grievances during office hours or contact the Superintendent of Police, Lokayukta (0824-2429197), Deputy Superintendent of Police (0824-2443420) or Police Inspector (0824-2427237).


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January 23,2026

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot read only three lines from the 122-paragraph address prepared by the Congress-led state government while addressing the joint session of the Legislature on Thursday, effectively bypassing large sections critical of the BJP-led Union government.

The omitted portions of the customary Governor’s address outlined what the state government described as a “suppressive situation in economic and policy matters” under India’s federal framework. The speech also sharply criticised the Centre’s move to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, commonly referred to as the VB-GRAM (G) Act.

Governor Gehlot had earlier conveyed his objection to several paragraphs that were explicitly critical of the Union government. On Thursday, he confined himself to the opening lines — “I extend a warm welcome to all of you to the joint session of the State legislature. I am extremely pleased to address this august House” — before jumping directly to the concluding sentence of the final paragraph.

He ended the address by reading the last line of paragraph 122: “Overall, my government is firmly committed to doubling the pace of the State’s economic, social and physical development. Jai Hind — Jai Karnataka.”

According to the prepared speech, the Karnataka government demanded the scrapping of the VB-GRAM (G) Act, describing it as “contractor-centric” and detrimental to rural livelihoods, and called for the full restoration of MGNREGA. The state government argued that the new law undermines decentralisation, weakens labour protections, and centralises decision-making in violation of constitutional norms.

Key points from the unread sections of the speech:

•    Karnataka facing a “suppressive” economic and policy environment within the federal system

•    Repeal of MGNREGA described as a blow to rural livelihoods

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of protecting corporate and contractor interests

•    New law alleged to weaken decentralised governance

•    Decision-making said to be imposed by the Centre without consulting states

•    Rights of Adivasis, women, backward classes and agrarian communities curtailed

•    Labourers allegedly placed under contractor control

•    States facing mounting fiscal stress due to central policies

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of enabling large-scale corruption

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