Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Suit-boot ki sarkarIJ Are you jokingIJ” (March 1). Union Minister for Finance Arun Jaitley has done a good job by spelling out the Modi Government’s priorities as it enters the second half of its term.
Budget 2016-17 is a complex and comprehensive document that touches on different areas which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has rightly categorised into nine distinct pillars.
This time, there seems to be a clear attempt to shed the perception of the Modi regime being a pro-business and a suit-boot ki sarkar. The criticism that the Modi Government is of and for the affluent, has been countered effectively both with rural and social sector allocations as well as the additional taxation on motor cars and the increased surcharge on the super-rich.