CBI Diamond Jubilee: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). PM Modi inaugurated the celebrations of the CBI at noon at Vigyan Bhawan. PM Modi during the event applauded CBI for its significant role and said that it has given faith to people through its work and techniques. While throwing light on his thoughts on corruption, PM Modi asserted that corruption is the biggest roadblock to democracy and justice and CBI's key responsibility is to free India from corruption.
"CBI has given hope and strength to the common citizen"
"CBI has given hope and strength to the common citizen. People hold protests to demand CBI inquiry as CBI has emerged as a brand for justice. India cannot move forward without professional and efficient Institutions like CBI. From bank frauds to wildlife-related frauds, the CBI's scope of work has increased manifold but the main responsibility of the CBI is to make the country corruption free," said PM Modi at CBI's diamond jubilee event.
PM took during the event took a jibe at the opposition parties and said "10 years ago, there was a competition to do more and more corruption. Big scams took place during that time but the accused were not scared because the system stood by them… After 2014, we worked on a mission mode against corruption, black money."
Further PM Modi encouraged the CBI officials to work effectively and not to get feared by powerful people. " I know that the people against whom you are taking action are very powerful, they have been part of the govt & system for years. Even today they are in power in some states, but you (CBI) have to focus on your work, no corrupt person should be spared."
"Corruption biggest roadblock to democracy, justice"
Corruption is the biggest roadblock to democracy and justice and the CBI's key responsibility is to free India from it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
Addressing the gathering at the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation, the prime minister stressed that his government does not lack the political will to fight corruption. The desire of the country and its citizens, he added, is that no corrupt person should be spared.
"Corruption snatches the right of poor"
"Corruption is not just a small crime. It snatches the rights of the poor and that lead to the birth of many criminals," Modi said. The government, he said, had started action against black money and benami property on mission mode. "Besides the corrupt, we are fighting causes of corruption," he said.
Building a developed India is not possible without professional and efficient institutions and the CBI therefore has a huge responsibility, Modi said. Even today, when a case remains unsolved, there are demands it should be handed over to the CBI, the prime minister said.
Wherever there is corruption, youth don't get equal opportunities and just one special eco-system gets emboldened, he stated. Terming corruption the biggest enemy of merit, Modi said it encourages nepotism and dynastic rule. When these two increase, the country's strength gets affected, and when strength is weakened, it impacts development, he said.
For decades, the prime minister added, the corrupt have created ways to loot the country's riches, and this was done by robbing government wealth. Today, through 'Jandhan' bank accounts, which link Aaadhar cards and mobile phones, beneficiaries get their full rights, he said.
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