The former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is among the 26 legislators, who have not declared their assets and liabilities before the Lokayukta for the financial year 2013–14, even after being served with notices two months ago. Of the 26, six are members of the Legislative Council and rest are members of the Legislative Assembly.
Defined as public servants, all legislators should declare their assets and liabilities before the Lokayukta, according to Section 22(1) of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984.
The deadline for declaring the assets every year is June 30.
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 elaborating on the timeframe, Lokayukta sources said the 26 legislators will be provided with reasonable time to submit their statements, failing which they would be served show cause notice under Section 176 of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act. A report will be submitted to the Governor.
