Corruption must be fought from top to bottom: Shoaib

Scoop News March 20, 2011

Jammu, March 20 (Scoop News) – While showing serious concern over the abrupt increase in the menace of corruption in Jammu & Kashmir President Pradesh Youth Congress Shaoib Nabi Lone has said that it is the corruption that has made J&K notorious after militancy. In a statement issued to press PYC president has said its is very unfortunate to know that Jammu and Kashmir, called the crown of India, is the most corrupt state of this nation, after Bihar.

Shoaib Lone has said that Corruption is the root cause of human rights violation and deprivation', 'Inflation, price rise is off-shoot of corruption.

He said that Rivers of corruption flow down from highest peaks of power & it is just droplets at the lowest ranks. He has further said that Corruption must be fought from top to bottom.

Lone said that if we think over the causes & solutions to eradicate corruption from public life, concrete solutions can be arrived at if the conscience of the executive and policy making bodies is clear.

''The State and the Central governments should strengthen and protect RTI activists while State Accountability Commission should also be revived in its undiluted form,'' Shoaib Lone added.

He also demanded a similar Commission to probe allegations of corruption at the higher level, so that the cases could be investigated fairly and independently, without any political interference and influence.

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