Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 12: Hailing the reports about measures being taken by the State Government against tainted bureaucrats and corrupt officers, former Minister Abdul Gani Vakil today said that more effective steps are required to be taken against the epidemic of bribery and graft.
Addressing party workers at Tulsi Bagh in Srinagar today Vakil referred to the failure of State Accountability Commission for political and other interference and questioned the bonafide of State Government to eradicate rampant corruption all over here. Politicians have amassed immense wealth which is far beyond their sources of income. They must account for the illegitimate assets and properties which belong to the poor taxpayer and the depredated public.
He said similarly with support of politicians, the bureaucrats too, have landed properties in the State and outside. He stressed upon the Government to come with a clear policy against the corruption and activate legal agencies against wrong doers against whom dozens of cases are pending in Accountability Commission which have been stayed in the higher courts without further proceedings. Vakil demanded stringent measures and strides to control the menace and said no bureaucrat can do wrong without backing of politicians at the helm of affairs.
Vakil said keeping in view the failure of all constituted anti- graft instructions, formation of independent commission headed by sitting High Court judge to enquire into massive irregularity and bunglings of bureaucrats and politicians is necessary.
“Let people know their known source of income and put the facts and figures in public domain,” Vakil said the need of hour was to do the same because the menace of corruption has now reached to a level where it has endangered the coexistence and harmony amongst the various sections in the society and same needs to be tackled seriously.
Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Shah (Baramulla), Ghulam Ahmad Lone and Ghulam Nabi Parwana (Budgam) also spoke on the occasion.
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