Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the government will not spare anyone who cheats the country or loot the poor, no matter how powerful they are.

"Small or big corruption snatches the rights of someone or the other. It deprives the common citizen of the country of his rights, hinders the progress of the nation and also affects our collective strength as a nation," he said while addressing the joint conference of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

"And today the country has also come to believe that those who cheat the country, loot the poor, no matter how powerful they are, wherever they are in the country and the world, they are no longer shown mercy, the government does not spare them," he added.

He also pointed out that people can now benefit from government schemes without the intervention of any middlemen.

"The nation now believes that they can benefit from governmental schemes without any middlemen and corruption. The people are now also believing that cheaters are not being spared anymore," said PM Modi.

Further, he said that the new India is no longer ready to accept that corruption is part of the system and wants a transparent system, efficient process and smooth governance.