Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Ghulam Rahman yesterday urged people, from his/her respective position in society, not to vote for any corrupt politicians in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

"Resist politicians involved in corruption and take all out measures so that such corrupt politicians cannot come to power," he said at a rally before the ACC headquarters in the capital.

ACC organised the rally after a procession and human chain in the area to create mass awareness in fighting graft.

Ghulam also urged the judiciary to take steps to speed up the graft case

trials so that those could be completed within one year in lower courts and in two years in the higher court.

He also urged judges to stop the trend of passing stay orders to stop trial processes. “Any form of leniency towards people accused of corruption, however powerful that person may be, encourages corruption.”

Graft will be eliminated from society if people prevent corrupt persons from coming to power. “I hope people someday will resist corrupt persons, hate them and take steps so that they can no longer hold any kind of power," he said.

Rights activists, ACC officials, journalists and civil society members attended the programmes.