New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) Admitting that there is little public tolerance now for the prevailing state of affairs on the issue of corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that his government is committed to face this challenge boldly as people expect swift and exemplary action.
Singh also said that government hopes to introduce during the monsoon session of Parliament the Lokpal Bill on which a committee of Ministers and representatives of civil society are working.
Addressing IAS, IFS, IPS and other senior bureaucrats, the Prime Minister did some plain speaking. "There is a growing feeling in the people that our laws, systems and procedures are not effective in dealing with corruption," he said asking them to contribute in the fight against corruption.
"We must recognize that there is little public tolerance now for the prevailing state of affairs.