Villagers in Himachal's Chamba boycott Lok Sabha elections
road connectivity to their villages, the residents of villages of Makhan, Chachul and Juri in Churah subdivision of Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district boycotted the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday. The residents of the twin remote villages of Makhan and Chachul falling under Sanval gram panchayat and Juri in Charda Gram panchayat said that they would not vote until the district administration listens to their grievances.
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«We will not vote until the district administration comes here and listens to our grievances,» said Ravi, a local.
The villagers also alleged that although the administration was apprised of the issues, nothing has changed.
«We are still waiting for internet connectivity, road and electricity and the situation is so pathetic that if someone falls ill, we have to carry the patients on foot for 4-5 km to reach the health centre and several people have died as they could not get treatment on time,» Mukesh Kumar, a resident of Makhan village, told PTI over the phone.
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