ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS: Bibek Debroy
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:
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
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