Hardeep Singh Bedi/ JAIPUR: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has exhorted that the Congress should lead struggle against corruption and expressed confidence that United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government’s just launched cash transfer scheme will help curbing corruption in a great way.
Addressing the Congress delegates here on the last day of Chintan Shivir here on Sunday, Sonia talked about the benefits of direct cash transfer scheme.
“We have just launched the historic Aapka Paisa, Aapke Haath initiative. This will, over the time, ensure that benefits like pensions, wages, scholarships, subsidies reach the aamaadmi directly. Corruption by middlemen will be eliminated,” said Sonia.
Calling corruption a "deep rooted malice", Sonia Gandhi said the party must lead the 'struggle' to counter its effect.
"Let me reiterate corruption at all levels is a deep rooted malice and all sections of society are effected by it. As a party we must lead struggle to combat its effect," Sonia Gandhi said.
The Congress president said corruption was the main concern of the nation when the party held its session at Burari in July 2011.
Sonia Gandhi said that a five-point agenda to deal with corruption was given and the party has moved on with it.
The key among the steps taken was introducing Lokpal bill in the parliament and introducing more transparency in process of allocating natural resources, said the Congress president.
"We have introduced path breaking legislation for grievance redressal, whistle blowers," she said.
