Meghalaya TMC leader and former Chief Minister Dr. Mukul Sangma on Friday said Lokayukta should be allowed to function to its full potential and let everybody at least realize the existence of a deterrent.
Talking to Mediapersons, Dr Sangma questioned the intention of the state Government to remove three retired officers investigating corruption cases related to central funding.
“Intention is more important. You have to be more analytical, you have to be more investigative then you will have the answer. What is the intention? Was there any malafide intention behind it? Was there any reason which necessitated the government to change people?” Dr Sangma asked.
Stating that Lokayukta was acting as a deterrent, the former CM said, “You know the Lokayukta is doing its job. Number of issues of corruption has already been taken up by the Lokayukta so you can understand the magnitude of responsibility and therefore, magnitude of responsibility by everybody concerned. So the sole idea and purpose of Lokayukta, the whole state wanted atleast something which should be acting as deterrence.”
“if it is not able to perform then the fear of law, Fear for law is crucial and the enactment of law is precisely for that purpose. It will ensure there is an ultimate end result of enabling people to be self regulated. When there is fear for law people will all be self regulated, when there is a fear for law, everybody including policy makers, will self-regulate,” he added.
“So the purpose of Lokakayukta and various other laws which has been enacted do have the same objective, so lets see how somehow we instil this sense of responsibility in as far as politicians and all those responsible elected members of this House can really connect with this sole objective of the purpose for which we are here,” the Former Chief Minister said.