“Work for Loot” Bill
You work and we loot seems to be what the politicians of India are telling the poor when the Congress Chairperson has so proudly introduced the Employment Guarantee Act in the Parliament recently. Once again the politicians, supported fully by the “ma-baap” of the poor – the Communists, will take the poor people of the country for a ride. Already the Communists have started trumpeting about their “supportive” role in introducing the bill.
Every study has shown that not more than 20% of such grants reach the poor. The balance goes to fill the pockets of sundry others! Rupees forty thousand crores will be there for the grabs! And whose money the Congress Chairperson is offering for the grabs? The hard earned savings of the middle class. The Congress Chairperson may be naïve in doing this Hara-kiri but the wily Communists are counting the votes! The economist PM and the capitalist Finance minister must be two sad people today! In the name of defeating communalism the Congress chairperson is playing with fire.

This is not the way to wipe out unemployment. The Government should create more jobs not by holding out Rs.60/- per day to the unemployed, but by encouraging private investments and labour reforms. But the Communists are opposed to these reforms because they say these are anti worker policies. Ask the Communist CM of West Bengal for some lessons on wisdom!