Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Tuesday alleged that the Central government wanted to keep the issue of division of the state into four parts pending and that the letter sent to the state by the Centre on Monday in this regard was against constitutional norms.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Central government of attempting to tinker with the federal structure of the country and said the confidence of people had been shaken due to corruption.

The proposed Lokpal will have powers to attach property of public servants accused of corruption and its investigating officers will have rights enjoyed by the police like conducting searches, the government draft says.