In a rare refence to investigative agencies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that he has given free hand to the agencies to take stringent action against corruption and asserted that the “government will not interfere anywhere”.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha during the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, PM Modi said that the fight against corruption is not to win or lose elections but it’s his mission and conviction as this menace has hollowed out the nation.
“I would like to say without hesitation that I have given a free hand to agencies to take stringent action against corruption and the corrupt. Government will not interfere anywhere. They should work honestly for honesty…I would like to tell the citizens that no corrupt will be safe from the law. Ye Modi ki guarantee hai,” said PM Modi.
He said he is working wholeheartedly to free the country of corruption and to build hatred against corruption in the minds of common people.
“For me, the fight against corruption is not the scale for electoral wins or losses. I am not fighting corruption to win or lose elections. This is my mission, my conviction. I believe that corruption is one such termite that has hollowed out the nation. I am working wholeheartedly to free this country of corruption and to build hatred against corruption in the minds of common people…,” he said.
The Opposition has invariably accused the Modi government of unleashing investigative agencies like Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of investigation CBI) on leaders from the opposite camp framing them in fake corruption cases, a charge outrighly rejected by the government.
Hitting out at the Congress, he said that the grand old party has started running ‘Bhrashtachari bachao andolan’ now as they invariably do drama when the corrupt are sent to jail.
“When the corrupt are sent to jail they do hungama…It’s being said that investigative agencies are being misused…‘Bhrashtachar kare ‘AAP’, sharabghotala kare ‘AAP’ aur ‘AAP ki shikayat kare Congress, AAP ko court mein leke jaye Congress, ab karyawahi ho toh gaali de Modi ko…And now they are partners….Congress had presented facts against AAP in a press conference, now they must tell if those facts were correct or not….,” said the PM.
On the issue of Manipur, he said the government is continuously making efforts to normalise the situation in the northeast state.
“More than 11,000 FIRs have been registered and over 500 people arrested. Incidents of violence are continuously reducing in Manipur. Today, schools, colleges, offices and other institutions are open in the state. The Central and State government is talking to all stakeholders to restore peace. The Union Home Minister stayed there for many weeks…Central govt is extending all cooperation to Manipur to tackle the flood situation. Today, 2 teams of NDRF have reached Manipur,” said the PM.
He also warned those trying to add fuel to fire will be rejected by Manipur
“….Congress had imposed President’s rule in Manipur 10 times…,” he added to drive his point home.
He said the amount of work the BJP-led government has done in the northeast region in last 5 years would have taken the Congress 20 years.
Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die after PM Modi’s speech on Motion of Thanks to President’s Address.
With inputs from agencies
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