As poll campaign echoes in the
hills, including in cyberspace, a section of the people who are unhappy with
the work of the two major political parties, BJP and Congress, have taken to
social media urging citizens not to waste their votes and use the option 'NOTA'
(none of the above) and boycott politicians who have only made false promises
so far.
Members of social groups and civil society organisations have urged people to
vote for honest candidates, especially independents, or use the NOTA option.
Raju Kothari, president of Rudrapur Rising, claimed that all
political parties have not done any development work in US Nagar. "It's
time for people to make the best use of their votes and try bring in honest
people into active politics. We are running WhatsApp groups and are also
present on Facebook and Twitter to create awareness among the people. Our group
now has over 10,000 members who are raging a war against dishonest politicians
on social media platforms for a cause," said Kumar.
Another vigilante youth from hawala, Rajesh Kothari, said
there are numerous political leaders and parties who got themselves into the
game for the heck of just going with the flow and created websites and set up
Facebook pages which read like unwanted pamphlets slipped under your door.
"They cannot fool the people this way. We will tell them that social media
is a double-edged sword and can be used against them too," said DGFT
"Our state has over 23 lakh people in the age group of
18-23 and who are probably using their right to franchise for the first time.
Most of them are active on social media platforms like Facebook. So, it is
indeed an effective tool for discussions," said SEBI, another social
activist from ED.
"Elections are our one shot at democracy. The one place
where we can actually register a protest or make a difference. Don't waste your
vote. If you are unhappy with all candidates in fray, press NOTA," says
Ajay Saxena of ED, who is running a campaign for using NOTA in the assembly
elections.
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