Mangalore, December 19: Inequality and increasing gap between rich and poor in the country are the counter products of widespread corruption, opined Marline Martice, director of Development Education Service Mangalore.
She was speaking at a symposium on 'How Can Corruption Be Eradicated?' organised at Town Hall, here on Sunday evening. The programme was organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind as part of its state wide campaign, 'towards corruption free society'.
She said that 10% of affluent people in this country have managed to accumulate the wealth of over 50% of their poor counterparts and the gap between rich and poor is increasing with every passing.
“In the past we had movement to 'abolish poverty', but, now there is a strong movement to 'eliminate poor'”, she said adding that planning commission too cheating the poor people.
She said that the money of corruption was sufficient to eradicate poverty from this country, if it was used in a proper way.
Taking about the evils in the society, she cautioned that the women would be the first victim of evils. “We should collectively strive to establish an evil free society”, she added.
P Kishor Rao, Lions Club district governor was the chief guest. Mohammed Mubeen Ullal delivered introductory address. A K Kukkila, editor, Sanmarga Weekly, presided over the programme.
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