Don’t let cases drag on, PM tells CBI

Investigating agencies need to improve their conviction rates as ‘‘it is not healthy for cases to drag on for years’’, P...

Investigating agencies need to improve their conviction rates as ‘‘it is not healthy for cases to drag on for years’’, Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee said today while addressing the Conference of CBI & State Anti-Corruption Bureaux 2002.

Inaugurating the two-day conference, he said: ‘‘The test of a system’s effectiveness also lies in a good record of convictions. Although the CBI’s conviction rate is 70 per cent, people are deeply dismayed — and so am I — that the rate of conviction in non-CBI cases does not go beyond 5-6 per cent.’’

He sought ‘‘urgent self-corrective action’’ by the judiciary to stem the ‘‘long delays and arcane procedures’’ which inspired little confidence among the people or even the investigating agencies.

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He said he will not tolerate corruption, no matter how highly-placed the offender was. ‘‘The Government shall not bring any kind of pressure on the working of the CBI or any other constitutional agency,’’ Vajpayee said. The CBI-organised biennial conference being held after a gap of six years was attended by senior officers of state police and former CBI directors.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Personnel Vasundhara Raje said that as per the Prime Minister’s promise during a meeting with the CBI officials, vacancies had been filled. She also announced that 47 new posts for augmenting the in-house expertise of the CBI has also been cleared.

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