Even today, votes in India are earned in exchange of money, goodies and freebies like liquor, biriyani, etc. Such things are happening even in bypolls. This is one of the reason why India is still a developing country, not a developed country.
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Despite Election Commission’s hawk eye, it’s raining freebies in Vandavasi. With just three days left for an assembly by-election here, voters have been forming furtive queues in nondescript street corners to collect gifts, including biryani packets, envelopes with money, dhotis, sarees and booze bottles. The December 19 byelection is proving to be a big bonanza for voters.
‘‘While one political party offered Rs 500 per vote, another gave us Rs 200. People say there will be a second round of disbursement of cash just before the polling day,’’ said a gleeful Chinnadurai, a resident of Thellar, 15 km from Vandavasi town. A family with five voters in Vandavasi reserved constituency will pocket anywhere between Rs 6,000 and Rs 8,000 this month, besides goodies, pointed out Chinnadurai.
Money and liquor are flowing freely. One political party generously distributed quarter bottles of whisky, supplementing it with sumptuous biryani feasts. The women folk were mollified too. Uncomplainingly, they took rides in trucks to receive free sarees and dhotis.
Said chief electoral officer, Naresh Gupta: ‘‘Whenever we get complaints or alerts, we direct the district election officers concerned to send squads to the spot to check.’’ But, the party always breaks up before the election officials get to them, pointed out sources.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 16th December 2009
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