ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS: Bibek Debroy

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Asking-the-right-questions/article16793777.ece

Source: The Hindu, December 12, 2016

Manmohan Singh's article "Making of a mammoth tragedy" referred to in the above article can be accessed at:

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Making-of-a-mammoth-tragedy/article16779252.ece

My VIEW on MMS article:

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concludes his article “Making of a mammoth tragedy”( The Hindu on December 9, 2016)  with the following observation:

"Black money is a menace to our society that we need to eliminate. In doing so, we have to be mindful of the potential impact on hundreds of millions of other honest citizens. It may be tempting and self-fulfilling to believe that one has all the solutions and previous governments were merely lackadaisical in their attempts to curb black money. It is not so. Leaders and governments have to care for their weak and at no point can they abdicate their responsibility. Most policy decisions carry risks of unintended consequences. It is important to deftly balance these risks with the potential benefits of such decisions. Waging a war on black money may sound enticing. But it cannot entail even a single loss of life of an honest Indian."

Conceding his right to be concerned, let us also remember, all martyrs were honest citizens. The arguments put forth only explains the rationale behind his reluctance to take decisions during the ten year period when Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister.   

 M G Warrier