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The CPI(M) on Thursday slammed the Planning Commission estimates on poverty levels in the country, saying these made "a mockery of life and death struggles" of the people, amidst continuous rise in prices and "massive" slashing of subsidies for the poor.
In July, the Planning Commission said that the number of people living below poverty line has come down both in rural as well as urban areas.
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