New Delhi,
Stressing that three former chief ministers were “rotting in jail”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said no one would be spared in the government’s anti-graft drive as he urged the youth to join him in the fight against corruption and black money.

Speaking at an NCC rally here, he also made a strong pitch for the use of Aadhaar, saying it had added great strength to India’s development by curbing leakages and helping government money reach targeted beneficiaries.

Aadhaar’s legality has been challenged in the Supreme Court and a Constitution Bench is hearing the matter.

Modi said people used to believe that the rich and powerful were not affected by anti-corruption drives and asserted that it was no longer true. Getting rid of this “termite” of corruption would help the poor the most, he told the cadets.

“Sometimes, there was a sense of disappointment that there is big talk about (combating) corruption but the big and mighty go scot-free. Today, you are going through a phase when three former chief ministers are rotting in jail,” he said. Former Bihar CMs Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra were recently convicted and sentenced in a fodder scam case. Former Haryana CM OP Chautala is also in jail in connection with a corruption case.