Ahmedabad: Justice R A Mehta, whose appointment as Gujarat Lokayukta was opposed by Narendra Modi, today declined to assume office, saying the controversy has "denigrated" the office of the anti-corruption watchdog. <br /><br />A retired Gujarat High Court judge, Mehta, blasted the Modi government for calling him "biased" and "anti-government" while opposing his appointment. <br /><br />A Lokayukta unwanted by the government cannot get all the necessary and timely support from it, he said in a letter to Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal who had appointed him, triggering a standoff with the Modi government. <br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: https://www.facebook.com/ITVHindi<br />Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia
