Nagpur, December 18: Maharashtra will have a Lokayukta law on the lines of the Centre's Lokpal law which will also bring chief minister and ministers under its ambit, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday.

Addressing a press conference on the eve of the winter session of the state legislature, he said a bill in this regard will be introduced. Devendra Fadnavis Reacts to Mallikarjun Kharge's Ravana Statement, Says 'People Consider PM Narendra Modi a Messiah'.

The recommendations of a panel led by social activist Anna Hazare have been accepted completely. He said the Lokayukta will be a retired chief justice of the High Court or a Supreme Court (judge). Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis Govt Forms Maharashtra Institution for Transformation Along Lines of NITI Aayog.

"The chief minister will be brought under the ambit of Lokayukta and so will the ministers (of the state Cabinet)," Fadnavis added.

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