Retired Justice Rabindranath Samanta was appointed the new Lokayukta of West Bengal at a meeting held in the state secretariat Nabanna on Monday, a senior official said here.

The appointment was announced after a meeting of the Lokayukta Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The Leader of the Opposition is also a member of the committee. The present LOP, Suvendu Adhikari, however, did not attend it.

Following the protocol, an official invitation had been sent to Suvendu Adhikari’s office, the official said.