Activities to curb graft will see visible progress in two months

ACC chief tells newsmen

FE Report | Published: January 09, 2019 00:07:05

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Iqbal Mahmood said on Tuesday activities to pull the rein of graft acts might see visible progress in next two months.
"If we get complaint against anyone, we will investigate the allegation and we will do something visible," he said talking to reporters on the premises of the ACC headquarters in the city's Segunbagicha.
Responding to a query whether the commission will take measure against outgoing ministers of 10th national parliament if there are any graft allegations against them, he said, "It is difficult for me to answer if you ask about ministers -- former or incumbent."
Whoever is recognised as corrupt or where there is stench of graft, ACC will go there. The commission will not differentiate anybody as it wants to measure everyone in the same scale, he added.
Mr Mahmood also said, "If there is any complaint against anyone, we will investigate it. There will be visible progress in the activities to curb corruption in next one to two months."
Replying to another question about possibility of any 'crash programme' against graft in coming days, he said, "There would be no such initiative, but we need two months to well-arrange our strategies as we couldn't do it for various reasons in last three months."
While asked about graft cases lodged on BASIC Bank loan scam, ACC boss said, "Not just BASIC Bank, noticeable progress might be observed on the cases filed on the irregularities of other banks also."
He also mentioned that the commission will follow 'zero tolerance policy' about the graft in the country's financial sector and will try to stop such acts enforcing all its power.
Welcoming the newly formed government's political commitment about corruption, the national anti-graft authority chief said, "We are very excited and we are more confident than before as the government has expressed its 'zero tolerance' policy against graft."
Regardless of political or other identity, the commission will not look at anybody while executing the government's political commitment about corruption, he said.
The ACC will try to halt the 'trade' in recruitment and admission process and utmost emphasis will be given to stop irregularities in health and education sector.
"Defying all obstacles, we will continue our drives against graft whenever we get information about such incidents," Mr Mahmood added.
In response to another question about scrutinising the affidavits of parliament members, ACC boss said the national election has just ended; ACC will scrutinise every affidavit of the lawmakers in search of black money.