<p>Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said the state would get a new Lokayukta in the next 15 days.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The process of consultation for the appointment of Lokayukta will be completed in next 15 days,"he told reporters here.<br /><br />Gowda said he has written to the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice Vikramjit Sen and leaders of the opposition in both houses of state legislature, Siddaramaiah and Motamma.<br /><br />Karnataka is also witnessing a standoff between the BJP Government and the Governor on the appointment of Lokayukta, leaving the post vacant for the last five months.<br /><br />The Government has recommended the name of former Kerala High Court Chief Justice S R Bannurmath as Lokayukta, but it has been rejected by Bhardwaj,who is insisting on a 'spotless' person for the post in the wake of some charges against him relating to securing land allotment in violation of rules.<br /><br />Gowda also said that the government proposed to introduce a policy on youth in the assembly this year. </p>
<p>Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said the state would get a new Lokayukta in the next 15 days.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The process of consultation for the appointment of Lokayukta will be completed in next 15 days,"he told reporters here.<br /><br />Gowda said he has written to the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice Vikramjit Sen and leaders of the opposition in both houses of state legislature, Siddaramaiah and Motamma.<br /><br />Karnataka is also witnessing a standoff between the BJP Government and the Governor on the appointment of Lokayukta, leaving the post vacant for the last five months.<br /><br />The Government has recommended the name of former Kerala High Court Chief Justice S R Bannurmath as Lokayukta, but it has been rejected by Bhardwaj,who is insisting on a 'spotless' person for the post in the wake of some charges against him relating to securing land allotment in violation of rules.<br /><br />Gowda also said that the government proposed to introduce a policy on youth in the assembly this year. </p>