I think the lockdown had to be taken with such alacrity and decisiveness that it did. And I think history will judge the leadership favourably, because our lockdown with 85% severity was the most effective lockdown. So it may not have been that it saved livelihoods, but it certainly saved lakhs of lives and enabled authorities to prepare for ramping up health infrastructure to deal with the pandemic. You have written about a message you conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, questioning the rationale of the retrospective taxation amendments moved by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the 2012-13 Budget. You mention another time when PM Singh asked you why Biharis do well outside the State, but Bihar itself remains poor.

Source: The Hindu October 19, 2020 12:41 UTC