Power holders mostly indulge in corruption
Says law minister
Coming close to the truth, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed has frankly said those exercising the state power are mostly involved in indulging corruption.
“95 percent of the country's people are farmers and labourers. They are not involved in corruption. Those few exercising the state power are mostly found indulging in corruption,” said Shafique.
He was speaking at a function marking release of CD of United Nations
Convention Against Corruption-UNCAC in the city yesterday.
Shafique said those executing state powers are doing corruption as long as they are serving their own interest instead of serving the people. They must remember that the power exercised by them was bestowed on them by the people. They are simply working as their trustees.
The minister noted with regret that corruptions are rampant although there are some provisions in the law to curb them. He said he is convinced that there can be no corruption if supervisors, coordinators and controlling officers in an organisation are right, opposed to corruption.
There shall be no need of Anti-Corruption Commission or anti-corruption law if supervising and controlling officers of every organisation do not indulge in corruption and also not allow subordinates to do it, he added.
Shafique made an earnest call upon those exercising state power to change their mentality of taking extra facilities and benefits at the cost of the poor nation.
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