Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta (Ombudsman) Justice P P Naolekar has denied that his organisation was soft-pedalling probes against state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the dumper purchase case and eight members of his council of ministers.
"We are carrying out the probe against Chouhan and his eight ministers according to the book. We are not soft on anyone in our probes," the Lokayukta said in an interview.
"We rely on evidence and it takes time to gather legal proof against those holding high positions", Naolekar said.
"If any one comes to us with a complaint backed with some evidence against ministers, they are welcome. We will carry out probes to the logical end as what matters to us is legal evidence which can stand in the court," he said.
"We take time to build a strong case against the accused in the probes and that's why our conviction rate was 70 per cent high," the Lokayukta remarked.
Justice Naolekar, who is a retired Supreme Court judge, said that people’s faith in Lokayukta-the special establishment of police formed to check corruption-was increasing, as more and more people have started approaching their organisation with complaints.
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