B.S. Patil, who was Upalokayukta since 2019 and in-charge of Karnataka Lokayukta since P. Vishwanath Shetty retired in January 2022, was sworn-in as Lokayukta on Wednesday. He said he intends to make the Karnataka Lokayukta proactive in addressing maladministration and public grievances in a more systematic way. Edited excerpts from a conversation The Hindu had with Justice Patil after he took charge.
As you have been working in the Karnataka Lokayukta for over two years now, you know the strengths and weaknesses of the institution. What will be the focus during your tenure?
We need to look inwards and strengthen the institution and its human resources to do an effective job of the institution’s mandate. We need to bring out the best from every employee, to ensure effectiveness and that nobody should be able to point fingers at us.
