Karnataka opposition parties not keen to impeach Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao

BENGALURU: The Opposition avoided moving an impeachment motion against Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao on Wednesday even as it tried to put the government on the mat by demanding a CBI inquiry. The Lokayukta, whose son is in the thick of bribery allegations, should step down voluntarily, they held.

Meanwhile, Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao, who did not answer calls through the day, reportedly told Karnataka Bar Council members who met him that he would decide in a week.

Although the BJP and the JD(S) walked out of the Assembly demanding that the government hand over the probe to the CBI instead of the SIT, they refused to move an impeachment motion against Justice Rao. "We can move impeachment against Justice Rao but we would rather want that he step down out of respect for the institution," said Shettar, the former CM during whose term Justice Rao was appointed. He also pressed for amending the Lokayukta Act.