Govt will crack whip against those who cheat country, loot poor: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the government will crack the whip against those who cheat the country or loot the poor, no matter how powerful they are.

New Delhi:Taking the corrupt to task, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the government will not spare those who cheat the country or loot the poor, no matter how powerful they are. Addressing the joint conference of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here on Wednesday, he said, "Small or big corruption snatches the rights of someone or the other. It deprives the common man of his rights, hinders the progress of the nation and also affects our collective strength as a nation. Today the country has also come to believe that those who cheat the country, loot the poor, no matter how powerful they are, wherever they are in the country and the world, they are no longer shown mercy, the government does not spare them."

Talking about government schemes, he pointed out they were now being implemented sans any middlemen or corruption. "The nation now believes that they can benefit from governmental schemes without any middlemen and corruption. The people are now also believing that cheats are not being spared anymore," said Modi. The Prime Minister said that the new India is no longer ready to accept that corruption is part of the system. They want a transparent system, efficient process and smooth governance, he said.