more-inThe Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) reportedly announced on Wednesday that it would not henceforth accept complaints of “big ticket corruption”. The stupefying public proclamation was displayed briefly on the notice board at the anti-corruption agency’s headquarters, triggering television news scrolls and a political controversy in their wake. Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala said in New Delhi that the announcement tantamount to contempt of court. The agency had drawn flak for its finding that the previous United Democratic Front (UDF) government had flouted rules in appointing N. Sankar Reddy as Director, VACB. Such “aide-memoire” was usual in the VACB and should not be linked to any particular development.

Source: The Hindu February 22, 2017 15:56 UTC