“ Humein muft ke paise nahi chahiye, apne haq ke paise chahiye (we don’t want charity, we want money that we deserve),” says Sangeeta Mishra, 45, an anganwadi worker in north-east Delhi’s Sonia Vihar, at the end of her eight-hour shift.
Ms. Mishra refers to the monthly financial aid promised by the three major political parties — Aam Aadmi Party (₹2,100), Congress (₹2,500), and Bharatiya Janata Party (₹2,500) ahead of the Assembly election — and terms them “mere lip service”. Read more