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Follow Gandhian model: Ansari

Vinay Kumar

NEW DELHI: The Vice President, Hamid Ansari, on Wednesday called upon national institutions to fight crimes to respond meaningfully to the people’s desire for clear, effective, and transparent governance.

“To do so, and in addition to their professional skills, they have to adhere to the Gandhian model of a moral character and hold aloft the banner of a principle approach,” Mr. Ansari said.

He was delivering the ninth D.P. Kohli memorial lecture, organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation here on “The Enemy Within — Corruption, Development and Governance.”

The Vice President said that failure to follow the Gandhian model would corrode public confidence, breed cynicism and would be harmful to the country and its democratic principles.

Describing corruption as much more than an irritant or growth retardant, Mr. Ansari said it had emerged as a significant national security threat. “The creeping assault of corruption on the national fabric has shaken the legitimacy of the Indian state. It has eroded state sovereignty and capacity to exercise sovereign functions including ensuring law and order and safeguarding national security for the citizens,” he said.

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