Poverty reduction in India: A ridiculous show of ignorance
2013-07-29 15:54 -Politicians have a way of trivialising even the most serious issues. Immediately after the latest estimate of poverty was released by the government earlier this week, tongues started wagging not about the major insights thrown up by the figures but about how much was needed to buy a meal in different parts of the country. The buyers were the politicians, who, by all admission, would never take a meal that they claimed were available for Rs 5 or Rs 15. However, clamour started and the one-upmanship went out of control. In the end, it turned out to be a ridiculous show of ignorance.