New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said handling of the "high-profile cases of corruption" that have attracted huge public attention were a "litmus test" for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that is probing the suspected financial scandals involving the telecom licence allocation and the Commonwealth Games.
Inaugurating the new headquarters of the federal investigating agency at the CGO Complex in New Delhi, Manmohan Singh, facing charges of inaction over charges of gross financial irregularities and corruption that have plagued his government, minced no words in asking the CBI to bring to book the big fish involved in graft, without fear or favour.
Call for quick results
"The CBI is today investigating many high-profile cases of corruption that have attracted a great deal of public attention. The handling of these cases constitutes a litmus test for you," he told the gathering of CBI officers at the function.
Stressing on "fair action and quick results", the prime minister said: "The CBI should act without fear or favour and bring to book all those who are guilty, irrespective of their position or status."
The CBI has arrested former IT and communications minister A. Raja for allegedly selling scarce radio wave licences to telecom firms cheaply and thus causing losses to the exchequer.
Former Commonwealth Games chief organiser Suresh Kalmadi has also been arrested for alleged large-scale embezzlement of public funds in last year's international sports event in Delhi.
The prime minister also advised CBI officers to avoid the media and concentrate on work.
Inaugurating the new headquarters of the federal investigating agency at the CGO Complex in New Delhi, Manmohan Singh, facing charges of inaction over charges of gross financial irregularities and corruption that have plagued his government, minced no words in asking the CBI to bring to book the big fish involved in graft, without fear or favour.
Call for quick results
"The CBI is today investigating many high-profile cases of corruption that have attracted a great deal of public attention. The handling of these cases constitutes a litmus test for you," he told the gathering of CBI officers at the function.
Stressing on "fair action and quick results", the prime minister said: "The CBI should act without fear or favour and bring to book all those who are guilty, irrespective of their position or status."
The CBI has arrested former IT and communications minister A. Raja for allegedly selling scarce radio wave licences to telecom firms cheaply and thus causing losses to the exchequer.
Former Commonwealth Games chief organiser Suresh Kalmadi has also been arrested for alleged large-scale embezzlement of public funds in last year's international sports event in Delhi.
The prime minister also advised CBI officers to avoid the media and concentrate on work.
