Dehradun, May 21 -- During an informal interaction with the media at Congress State Headquarters here, today, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Chief, Ganesh Godiyal reminded that former Chief Minister Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, who passed away yesterday, is remembered for introducing one of the country's most stringent and historic Lokayukta legislations during his second tenure in 2011.

Godiyal today claimed that, in case the Congress forms the government in Uttarakhand, the Lokayukta will be appointed without any delay. He claimed that during Harish Rawat's tenure as Chief Minister, a proposal for the Lokayukta was sent to the Governor but was never acted upon and continues to lie pending in the Governor's office. Godiyal asserted that t...