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Pilot
supports Hazare, urges youths to fight graft
Sunday April 10, 2011 08:38:45 PM,
IANS
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Chandigarh: Union
Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot Sunday supported the anti-corruption campaign of
social activist Anna Hazare and said the youths of the country have
to work together to uproot graft from society.
"Hazare stood for the right issue (corruption). This is a very
pertinent issue and I was in favour of this. This is the main
problem that is troubling us right now and we have to tackle it
head on," Pilot told reporters here.
"This is the problem that is eating out our society and we all
have to join our hands and fight together against it," he said.
He added: "We all young people have to think in the right
direction and come together to fight against it (corruption). We
have to pull up corruption right out by its roots."
Hazare had ended his fast Saturday after the government's
declaration that it would introduce in parliament a more stringent
anti-graft law, which will be drafted by a 10-member committee
that also includes civil society representatives.
About the success of the proposed bill, Pilot said: "There is no
question mark over the success of the bill."
Talking about the 2G spectrum allocation scam, he said: "All the
investigating agencies are doing their work. As soon as the
investigation is over, no matter how high ranking officials or
politician the person is, anybody found to be culprit will be
taken on charge and severe punishment will be given."
Pilot had come to Chandigarh to inaugurate state-run BSNL's new
value added services in the Punjab circle.
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