In fact, it is precisely the social investment carried out by Congress governments that put more children in school and more people to work, while ensuring that their basic needs were met. The alleged handouts empowered those with the least to stand on their own feet and seek to improve their lives.
这并不是因为批评者所谓的“施舍”，而是因为更慷慨、更高效的政府。事实上，正是国大党政府进行的社会投资让更多的孩子得以上学，让更多的人能够工作，同时也确保了他们的基本需要得到满足。饱受指责的政策让最一无所有者能够自力更生，寻求改善生活之道。更多的人可以向政府要求更多东西（这成为他们的权利），造成了一股被印度人民党利用并赖以问鼎权力的渴望之潮。