A controversial Ordinance seeking to "relegate the Kerala Lok Ayukta to a minor advisory role" is shaping up to be the next political battlefront between the Left Democratic Front government and the Opposition ahead of the upcoming 2022 Budget session of the Assembly.
Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan, in an open letter to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Tuesday, requested him to reject the Ordinance that sought to "institutionalise corruption and close the final avenue for the public to appeal against nepotism and maladministration". He would lead an Opposition delegation to meet the Governor at Raj Bhavan on January 27.
Moreover, Mr. Satheesan said the Ordinance sought to diminish the stature of the Lok Ayukta by proposing to appoint lower court judges to the forum instead of a retired Supreme Court judge or a former Chief Justice of a High Court.
