<p>Hegde replied in negative at a private function here when asked whether he would like to take up the job.<br /><br />"No," he said, without elaborating.<br />Yesterday, Hegde had talked about loopholes in the draft Goa Lokayukta Bill, 2011, prepared by the Goa Law Commission.<br /><br />The bill is likely to be tabled before the Legislative Assembly on October 5, when the winter session begins.<br /><br />Interacting with civil society groups in Goa yesterday, Hegde said voters should support only those candidates who promise to support the Lokayukta Bill in the state Assembly.<br /><br />Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge, had also said that the Goa government should notify Goa Lokayukta Bill, 2003, rather than working on a new bill, which would delay the appointment of Lokayukta in the state by another two years.</p>
<p>Hegde replied in negative at a private function here when asked whether he would like to take up the job.<br /><br />"No," he said, without elaborating.<br />Yesterday, Hegde had talked about loopholes in the draft Goa Lokayukta Bill, 2011, prepared by the Goa Law Commission.<br /><br />The bill is likely to be tabled before the Legislative Assembly on October 5, when the winter session begins.<br /><br />Interacting with civil society groups in Goa yesterday, Hegde said voters should support only those candidates who promise to support the Lokayukta Bill in the state Assembly.<br /><br />Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge, had also said that the Goa government should notify Goa Lokayukta Bill, 2003, rather than working on a new bill, which would delay the appointment of Lokayukta in the state by another two years.</p>