I respect the view of a rating agency, but I do not make a budget for the rating agency. I make a budget for the people of India.

We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.

I don't think we should label budgets even before the budget is presented.

Police can only act on intelligence.

Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.

The police force cannot be completely independent of the executive government.

I have maintained that the people of India are ahead of their governments. The people of India are at least 10 to 15 years ahead of their governments.