Shimoga: The Karnataka Lokayukta
unearthed illegal wealth amassed by officials to the tune of
Rs 316.37 crore from 198 raids in the last three years,
Lokayukta N Santhosh Hegde said Saturday.
Saying that Lokayukta had not only performed the role of
exposing corrupt officials, he said it had also helped
thousands of people who approached it seeking redress of
their problems.
"It was difficult to wipe out corruption without an
attitudinal change among officials and without public support
to inculcate honesty, integrity and transparency in the
system," he told reporters.
Hegde reiterated his demand for giving more powers to
Lokayukta including powers to question officials trapped by it
for possessing wealth disproportionate to their known sources
of income.
Lauding the dedication of Lokayukta police in exposing
"greedy acts" of officials, Hegde said he had requested Chief
Minister B S Yeddyurappa to accord special incentives to the
staff.
PTI
