Why the poor in India have been called parasites

NEW DELHI – Mr Amar Singh is hoping his wife will qualify for a monthly cash handout of 2,500 rupees (S$38) promised to women by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the latest Delhi elections in February.

“It would help us reduce our grocery bills. We spend 6,000 rupees every month,” said Mr Singh, who earns anything between 10,000 and 15,000 rupees a month working as a painter earning from job to job. He is the sole breadwinner in the family.

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