“Through their work and skills, CBI has instilled trust among the common citizens of the country”, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. He noted that even today when an unsolvable case comes, a common accord emerges asking for the case to be handed over to CBI.
Inaugurating the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in New Delhi, he mentioned that at times protests erupt in cities for a case to be handed over to CBI. Even at the Panchayat level when a matter arises, the Prime Minister said, a mutual voice amongst the citizens demands a CBI inquiry.
“CBI’s name is on everyone’s lips. It is like a brand for truth and justice”, the Prime Minister remarked as he noted the extraordinary feat of winning the trust of the common populace. He emphasized that mainly, CBI’s chief responsibility is to rid the country of corruption.
“Corruption is not an ordinary crime, it snatches the rights of the poor, it begets many other crimes, corruption is the biggest obstacle in the path of justice and democracy”, he said. He said corruption in the government system hampers democracy and the first casualty are the dreams of the youth as in such circumstances a certain type of ecosystem flourishes killing talent. Corruption, the Prime Minister continued, promotes nepotism and a dynastic system which erodes the nation’s strength, seriously hampering development.
He recalled that unfortunately, India got a legacy of corruption at the time of Independence and lamented the fact that instead of removing it, some people kept nourishing this malady. He remembered the scene of the scams and the prevailing sense of impunity just a decade ago. This situation led to the destruction of the system and an atmosphere of policy paralysis brought the development to stand still, he said.
After 2014, the Prime Minister reiterated that the priority of the government was to instill faith in the system and for this, the government started taking action against black money and benami property in mission mode and started inflicting damage on the corrupt as well as the reasons behind the corruption.
He recalled bringing transparency in the processes of issuing government tenders and also highlighted the difference in 2G and 5G spectrum allocations. The Prime Minister emphasized that GeM (Government eMarketplace) Portal has been established to ensure transparency in making purchases in every department of the Central Government.
The Prime Minister said today’s Internet banking and UPI stand in stark contrast to the earlier ‘phone banking’ malaise. The Prime Minister highlighted the efforts of recent years to bring the banking sector to an even keel. He mentioned the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act which has so far enabled the confiscation of 20 thousand crore worth of properties of fugitive offenders.
