He also said that the Centre's conception of Welfare programmes by the Modi government demonstrated this line between good governance and shortcuts, and specifically cited the programme to build toilets in rural areas, which he said was a huge toll of empowerment for rural women who ran the gauntlet on security earlier with no toilets at home and open defecation. He said all of this was also demonstrable in the reforms in taxation, like faceless assessment, and in the transparent action of national resources like spectrum, that raised rs 4.64 lakh crore 2G to 5G over the years. Benami properties worth rs 4300 crore have been seized and 1.75 lakh registration of shell companies cancelled, he added stating that this was all a part of the larger architecture of good governance. Mr. Vaishnaw's statements came in the background of repeated attempts by Mr. Modi to flag the issue of freebies and even the Supreme Court stepping into the issue via a case being heard there. on Sunday evening too, while inaugurating projects worts 75000 crore in Nagpur and Goa, the Prime Minister Had Said that people should expose political parties trying to damage the economy for their selfish purposes. The Supreme Court on Monday asked a sessions court judge how long Ashish Mishra, a Union Minister's son and accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence and Killings case, should be in custody without bail. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Drishna Murari said a Balance ought to be struck among Factors which include Holding a fair Trial, providing protection to victims and witnesses and consideration for the rights of the accused. Submit