His 1953 proposal to cut the subsidies - on which many poor people depended on for survival - provoked fierce opposition and the 1953 Hartal campaign, and had to be called off.
1953年提议削减补贴，而许多穷人以此赖以生存，由此引发了强烈反对和1953年联合休业罢工运动，他不得不取消提议。