Finally Ms Sheila Dikshit has spoken the truth: the government exists for the rich; the poor will only get alms. She has fixed the amount at Rs4 per day per person. Rs600 will be enough to meet the food requirements of a family of 5 persons, according to didi. They can buy daal, rice and wheat in that amount. Her party is annoyed with her for speaking the truth about the government’s intentions. We should be grateful to didi for giving us an indication of things to come. In the neoliberal system which India has accepted lock, stock and barrel, the real rulers are the capitalists. The government exists only for the sake of formulating policies which will enable the capitalists to take over the resources of the country at minimum rates. The Economic Survey 2009-10 stated without mincing words that “prices are best left to the market.” There will be no welfare government anymore. No welfare schemes, no subsidies, no Public Distributions Systems. Instead the gov
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