A separate article on the same page also described how Jaitley decided to ‘give populism a miss’ despite upcoming political developments. The second story on the page described how the budget would bring shady electoral funding and shady cash transactions under the scanner. The Indian ExpressThe Indian Express front page. The Indian Express, on the other hand, steered clear of puns and wordplay to simply describe Jaitley’s third budget as ‘no-nonsense’ in gigantic fonts. The second story on the page described the impact the budget would have on politics, with Jaitley fixing a Rs 2,000 ceiling on cash donations to parties.

Source: Hindustan Times February 02, 2017 05:36 UTC