Whoever Has Looted The Country Will Have To Pay”: PM Modi On Corruption

New Delhi: 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday – in a nearly two-hour, all-out attack on the opposition, and specifically the Congress – hit out at rival parties and politicians facing corruption allegations, and thundered a warning to his rivals, declaring, “Whoever looted the country will have to pay”.

The Prime Minister’s sharp comments – in his final speech in Parliament before the general election – come as opposition politicians face corruption cases a result of action by central agencies, such as the Enforcement Directorate; the most recent example is former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

“Agencies are taking action against corruption and there is outrage over it… Ten years ago in our Parliament, there were discussions on scams and the House demanded action every time. (But) today, when action is being taken against the corrupt, some people oppose it?” Mr Modi asked.