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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has opposed the State Cabinet’s determination to name erstwhile Justice Babu Mathew P. Joseph arsenic the Ombudsman for section self-government bodies.
BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar and wide caput S. Suresh called connected Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar astatine Lok Bhavan connected Friday and submitted a petition opposing the Cabinet decision.
They cited Section 5(3) of the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999, which prevents a erstwhile Lok Ayukta oregon Upa Lok Ayukta from holding immoderate consequent bureau of nett nether the authorities oregon immoderate authority, corporation, company, nine oregon assemblage referred to it.
It is contended that the station of Ombudsman is simply a statutory assignment with remuneration from authorities funds, and it falls wrong the provisions of Section 5(3) of the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999.
The BJP leaders urged the Governor not to o.k. the Cabinet determination connected statutory grounds.
