PM Modi’s firm message on corruption at Vigilance Awareness Week

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for “zero tolerance” against corruption, saying that officials and agencies fighting against it shouldn’t be intimidated or on the defensive. Prime Minister Modi stated during a speech at a Vigyan Bhawan event in New Delhi to commemorate the ongoing Vigilance Awareness Week that corrupt individuals should not be allowed to escape “at any cost” and should not be given political or social shelter.

“Corruption is an evil we must stay away from…we have been trying to change the system made by ‘abhaav’ (lack) and ‘dabaav’ (pressure) in the last 8 years,” he said.

Noting a worrying trend, the Prime Minister said “we have seen that many times the corrupt people are glorified despite being jailed even after being proven to be corrupt.”

“This situation is not good for Indian society. Even today, some people give arguments in favour of the corrupt who have been found guilty. It is very necessary for such people, such forces to be made aware of their duty by society.”

He urged law enforcement organisations to act against corrupt individuals without caving to pressure from the powerful.

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“No matter how powerful the corrupt may be, they should not be saved under any circumstances, it is the responsibility of organisations like you. No corrupt person should get political-social support, every corrupt person should be put in the dock by the society, it is also necessary to create this environment”, he said.

The prime minister added that pending cases of official misconduct should be resolved quickly and that government departments’ anti-corruption efforts should be ranked.

“We need to finalise disciplinary proceedings against government officials on mission mode,” he said.

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