Accordingly on Friday morning, as India’s youngest state of Telangana headed to the polls, a group of laborers from a small, makeshift hamlet near Adlur Yellareddy clambered onto lorries, taxis and any other form of transport they could utilize to head to vote. Meanwhile these laborers who stay near Gayatri Sugar Factory in the neighborhood of Adlur Yellareddy village belong to the constituency of Narayakhed.
Reports stated they have arranged for transportation on their own, in order to travel over 100 kilometres to reach their home village, to execute their right as citizens. Furthermore these laborers have been living in a makeshift, temporary hamlet which was set up about two months ago. Meanwhile over 400 workers, each with a minimum of 3 votes, contribute to a significant chunk of the voter population at their home constituency.
Moreover when speaking about the difficulties in reaching their polling booths, 24 year old Sreenu Jadav, a first time voter, said, “They (the government) give tractors to farmers to aid them, similarly they should help us by providing bullock carts and other forms of transportation to help us reach our constituencies in time for voting.”
