08-19-2003, 12:05 AM
Governor favours death sentence for corruption
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Quote:Express News Service
Pune, August 14: Maharashtra Governor Mohammad Fazal has advocated death sentence for people indulging in massive corruption.
ââCorruption needs to be removed at all levels and if necessary even the death sentence be considered as an effective deterrent,ââ Fazal said, talking to reporters at Raj Bhavan here today.
To a question, he said, there were bigger issues to be tackled than the issue of Common Civil Code. Implementing the code was a "near impossible task" under the prevailing conditions and would only cause a furore at this juncture, he added.
Fazal avoided commenting on the ongoing tussle between anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and the Minister for Civil Supplies Suresh Jain.
On the law and order situation in the State, he said, it was more upto the society to create law-abiding generation rather than being dependent on policing.
Citing his eight-month tenure, Fazal said, it was not possible to make any assessment of the State governmentâs performance in such short time.
The government was doing its best, but the fact remains, more needs to be done, he added. Maharashtra has very high potential for becoming the best state in India. "I want to see this happen and I am trying my best in this regard," he added