Kapil Sibal is a Master of Law
But his knowledge of Economics is not negligible
Recently , he proved it by saying ,
" Prices of
vegetables have gone up because poor people now are earning more and want to
eat vegetables ( what a cheek ! )
Demand has gone up but supply has not kept pace
And , Law of Economics says ,
Prices go up when demand exceeds supply - and
vice-versa ! QED
! "
Thank God , Kapil did not ask poor to stop eating vegetables so
that prices can come down !
Or , ask rich people to stop eating 3 different
vegetables at every meal !
He could have even asked ALL Indians to forgo all meals
for one day per week , so that demand gets reduced !
Or , he could have quoted ,
> Raj Babbar
( MP ) , who said,
" In Mumbai , you can get a rice plate for Rs
12 / - "
( address please ! )
> Congress
Rajya Sabha MP , Rasheed Masood , who said ,
" In Jama Masjid area of Delhi , you can eat
well for Rs 5 /- "
( He is now getting his meals totally FREE in
Tihar Jail ! )
> Montek
Singh Ahluwalia , who proclaims ,
" Any person in a city , spending more than Rs
26 per day , is RICH "
Now , not being Agriculture Minister , Kapil cannot say
why supply failed to keep up with the rising population of 20 million per year
( a well kept secret ? )
But he must be considering it " Utterly Unwise
" of his Government to be trying so desperately to bring 400 million
people above the Poverty Line ( remember Rs 26 per day ? )
Would not that make them " Rich " enough to
demand vegetables ?
Wouldn't that make matters worse ?
Why can't we keep them poor like our Lok Sabha MPs ,
who get their food in Lok Sabha canteen , at the following prices ?
*
Tea............... Rs 1.0
*
Soup..............Rs 5.5
*
Daal...............Rs 1.5
* Meals.............
Rs 2.0
* Chapati...........Rs 1.0
*
Dosa...............Rs 4.0
* Veg
Biryani......Rs 8.0
*
Fish................Rs 13.0
*
Chicken..........Rs 24.0
And prey , why are our MPs poor ?
Because their cooks / drivers
/ maids /
gardeners / servants / watchmen / peons ..etc are all poor !
These servants are all staying in out-houses of the
small 10 bed-room living quarters of the MPs !
Of course , rent free since the MPs are so poor !
No need to vacate either , when you stop
being an MP !
Why can't Kapil persuade the Lok Sabha canteen
contractor to open branches , all over India
?
* hemen parekh
( 24 Nov
2013 )
