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By PTI - GURGAON
07th November 2012 04:39 PM
The government needs to accord constitutional status to agencies like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to make them effective instruments for fighting corruption, said CAG Vinod Rai here today.
"... if you really want some of these institutions (like CBI and CVC) to deliver, you must take a risk and ... take courage to make them constitutional," he said, while speaking at a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
CBI and CVC are not independent authorities and that was why people write about them as "handmade of government", he said, adding "if Lokpal is expected to function with autonomy and total independence you will have to guarantee a constitutional mandate".
Rai further said that as far as CBI is concerned, "(it) is not independent of executive (and) that's why very often everybody writes ... that CBI has become handmade of government in power.
"Look at CVC...(it) is an another body much feared, much maligned... but still a statutory body. It is not a constitutional body," he added.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), which is a constitutional body, has brought to light various corruption-related issues with regard to allocation of 2G spectrum, coal blocks, conduct of Commonwealth Games etc.
These reports, however, had evoked sharp reaction from the government.
Referring to corruption, Rai said that it can't be eliminated by enacting Lokpal law. However, he added, "...if we can conscious of that, we can reduce the cronyism or nepotism and to that extent that we can tackle this hydra monster called corruption." .
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Comments(4)
HATs off to you Mr. Vinod Rai. We the people of this great nation is PROUD of you. You behaved like a HE man in the bureaucracy. You have shown the whole world, who you are and what are your convictions. Never bow down your mighty head in front of these corrupted people. Nation and its people are First in your priority. Keep it up. You have followed the true traditions set by those great sons of this nation like Mr. TN Sheshan, Mrs. Kiran Bedi, Mr. Alphonsa Kannanthanam, Mr. Lingdoh & Mr. Quereshi. Keep it up. The ALMIGHTY will take care of you people.
Posted by Gangadharan Nair at 11/08/2012 11:23 Reply to this Report abuse
It is really a bitter pill for UPA II, more so for scam ridden congress. If all the talks Ramlila maidan by the notable three is true , let them take the plunge instead of their emissaries talking loud at tangent
Posted by N.S.Srinivasan at 11/08/2012 12:07 Reply to this Report abuse
Same claen person by thoughts n deeds, Mr Vinod Rai, must have been shunted out n humiliated numerous times if CAG wouldn't have been a Statutory body. Shamelessly n openly Money power decides n fence sitter decision makers tilts to Black Zone, Greed overtakes. We are proud of you as fellow Indians for uprightness n conscience keeper.
Posted by Rajeshwar Mishra at 11/08/2012 16:29 Reply to this Report abuse
Well done Mr Vinod Rai, you have hit the nail right on the head of this ill designed corrupt system that keeps CBI and CVC subservient to the government. Officers get shunted by transfer if they do their job in this outdated system which suits these 'colonial masters' to protect their own _ obvious from failures to nail any powerful people in India. The law should be above all citizens whether low or high status and until we get this right we will not enjoy true democracy. The proof is the line of scams and nil success in prosecution. Some horrible things have happened in our country and each time the powerful culprits escape justice, while some low level criminal is sacrificed to show token action in the name of justice. Well the people of India have had enough of this sham and now want something done and the government owes it to the electorate who put them in power. Why should India be shamed by corrupt and greedy people. Carry on Mr Kejriwal, Ana Ji, Swamy Ji, all others_ God bless
Posted by Gurminder at 11/10/2012 02:46 Reply to this Report abuse