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Retired Justice Rabindranath Samanta appointed new Lokayukta of Bengal

Retired Justice Rabindranath Samanta has been appointed the new Lokayukta of West Bengal after a committee meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

LOP Suvendu Adhikari skipped the meeting despite being formally invited.Justice Rabindranath Samanta has been appointed West Bengal’s new Lokayukta after a committee meeting chaired by CM Mamata Banerjee.

Retired Justice Rabindranath Samanta was appointed the new Lokayukta of West Bengal at a meeting held in the state secretariat Nabanna on Monday, a senior official said here.

The appointment was announced after a meeting of the Lokayukta Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The Leader of the Opposition is also a member of the committee. The present LOP, Suvendu Adhikari, however, did not attend it.

Following the protocol, an official invitation had been sent to Suvendu Adhikari’s office, the official said.

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