NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the CBI has emerged as a brand of justice and it is a strong hope for the public. Modi was speaking at the inauguration of CBI Diamond Jubilee celebrations at Delhi's Vigyan Bhavan.

Previous governments had committed corruption worth crores of rupees and those governments are known for their corruption. But this government has the will to fight corruption. We have launched a mission against corruption and black money since 2014. Only the corrupt and money-grubbers are spreading false propaganda against central agencies like the CBI for their allegations of using central agencies to hunt down opposition leaders, said Narendra Modi.

Ten years ago, there was competition here to do more and more corruption. At that time there was a lot of corruption as well since the accused had no fear and the system was with them. Modi said that after launching the mission against corruption and black money, now CBI is a strong hope for the public and people are protesting and demanding CBI investigation. India cannot move forward without competent and professional institutions like CBI. CBI is investigating everything from bank frauds to forest fraud and the scope of CBI's activities is huge. Prime Minister also said that CBI's main responsibility is to wipe out corruption.