Bangalore :According to section 22(1) of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act 1984, all legislators come under the definition of public servants, and accordingly all legislators should declare their assets and liabilities before the Lokayukta. 26 legislators haven’t done so for the financial year 2013-14, which is now well past its due date of June 30th.
Former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is among the 26 legislators.
Six are members of the Legislative Council and rest are members of the Legislative Assembly.
The Lokayukta had served notices on July 1 to those legislators who had failed to submit the statement of assets and liabilities by June 30 and gave them two months’ time. The notice period expired on August 31 without any response from these 26 legislators.
Sources indicate that the said legislators will be given enough time to submit their statements, failing which they would be served show cause notice under Section 176 of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act following which a report will be submitted to the Governor.