The Uttarakhand Cabinet Saturday cleared a strong Lokayukta,bringing in its net the post of Chief Minister,all ministers,MLAs and government servants,including IAS officers,with a provision of life imprisonment or more severe punishment. While the lower judiciary will be covered under the Lokayukta,judges of the Uttarakhand High Court will not be under its purview. At a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister B C Khanduri,it was decided to pass the Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill,2011,in the Assembly session on October 31 and November 1,sources said here on Saturday.
