This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 10, 1986. 3 min readSep 10, 2026 06:40 AM IST First published on: Sep 10, 2026 at 06:40 AM IST
The Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, urged the chairmen of the Public Accounts Committees of Parliament and state legislatures to tackle irregularities at their very roots. This, he said, was necessary to check the abuse of public funds. He was inaugurating the seventh conference of PAC chairmen, which was also addressed by the Lok Sabha Speaker, Balram Jakhar, and the Union Finance Minister, V P Singh. Gandhi said not only was it necessary to apprehend the culprits but also to pinpoint how the crimes were committed and to plug the loopholes. To be effective, the Prime Minister said, the PACs had to ensure that wrongs did not recur. “We are working hard to eliminate corruption, leakages and misutilisation of funds.” Gandhi said and pointed out that the role of the PACs in this context was vital. Mr Gandhi took serious note of a case in which 8 kilograms of gold booked for transport by rail had mysteriously disappeared between Bombay and Agra.
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