At a time when the government is increasingly under attack on the issue of corruption, the Youth Congress led by Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has emphasized the need to tackle the menace on a priority basis and wanted the Congress led UPA Government to act more aggressively on setting up of Lokpal.
It has also sought sweeping changes in the laws related to corruption cases to ensure punishment to corrupt public servants. The political resolution passed at the three-day national executive meet of Youth Congress at Hubli in Karnataka also asked for the setting up of special courts to try only corruption-specific cases.
The resolution recommended “more stringent penal provisions” to punish the corrupt public servants by amending the Prevention of Corruption Act. The youth outfit of the Congress has also demanded that the “code of criminal procedure (CrPC) should be amended in order to ensure speedy disposal of corruption-related cases. The political resolution also demanded that “the Central government should move more aggressively on Constitutionally guaranteed Lokpal bill”.
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had last year made a strong pitch in the Lok Sabha for constitutional status to Lokpal. Rahul Gandhi, who is AICC general in charge of Youth Congress said that people at the last point need to empowered to fight corruption.
Addressing the IYC workers during the meet, Rahul Gandhi said that the problem is not with our laws but with the implementation of our laws. The Congress leader felt that decentralisation will go a long way to solve corruption.
Rahul Gandhi also held that corruption is talked about more these days because people’s awareness has increased and more information is available because of RTI, which was brought by the Congress-led UPA government. Rahul Gandhi also commented that the legislation has empowered the common man.
Rahul Gandhi observed during the meet that the “common man’s voice needs to be heard in policy making”. The IYC executive also passed a resolution, demanding that the Congress recommend to all states ruled by the party to reduce state tax on petrol.
In another resolution, the delegates at the national executive demanded that the politicisation of school syllabus be stopped, appointment to key institutions which affect educational policies be closely monitored and it should be ensured that such institutions are not influenced by a pronounced Right or Left agenda.
In a departure from past practice, the IYC this time invited senior Congress leaders to address the national executive meet and interact with young leaders.
This article is posted by pressbrief.in
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