Analogy of Ice cream cone and bottled water Home Minister caustic comments on the middle classic on ice cream cone and bottled water, analogy is rubbing salt in the wounds of the middle class It is a cruel joke and taking jibe at the middle class He is become class conscious and feeling that the middle class is cribbing His remarks as the home Minister are misplaced or may be he is testing the waters for price rise The middle class contributes 30% of GDP by way of taxes It may be there is a plan to increase further the procurement The political class across the spectrum have taken umbrage at his outrageous, insensitive observations ridiculing the middle class His remarks are akin to the remarks of Marie Antoniette" If you cannot eat bread eat cake " The middle class is already burdened with the inflation and rising prices of the essential commodities His explanation is not a having any takers It is speculation since he is likely to take over Finance Ministry He is out of reality of trials and tribulations sitting in the ivory towers. Why is Sonia silent spectator? fertilizer petroleum , food subsidies Rs1,79,554 crores The middle class is demanding accountability not anti farmer at all The middle class savings amounts to 20% of National capital his statements have shocking implications, in stead of blaming the screaming press and Media One would like to ask the Home Minister, whether the perks and tax free allowances he enjoys have any relations to the people he represents and whether he has ever refrained from taking benefits in sympathy for the people or because he is well to do and does not depend on this largess and could easily forgo this remunerations Nelson Lopes Chinchinim