Letter to BS: Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill is a welcome step

This is perhaps a great opportunity for the government to assert its claims of being action-oriented and having zero tolerance towards corruption

This refers to “Govt gets tough on economic offenders” (March 2). It is a welcome step. Admittedly this government has brought in several big ticket structural economic reforms like demonetisation and GST. Such measures have a long gestation period and will definitely show excellent results in the long run. People are however looking for immediate results; they want to see something concrete now. These expectations have now assumed greater urgency after the devastating Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam. The government must act before time runs out. The general election of 2019 is like a board examination for the government that