Bhubaneswar, Feb 22: Democracy is strengthened when all the people of the state participate in the elections and elect leaders for the development and future of their region. In the oldest democratic country like India, the people are very enthusiastic about the panchayat elections. With this, voting for the fourth round began today.
Strict security measures have been put in place to prevent a recurrence of previous violence. People have come to the capital’s suburbs of Samantrapur to assert their rights. But the interesting thing is that in this area, people are voting inside a cozy tent for their local government.
This incident didn’t occur in any outskirts or remote area but in Divyabihar area of Mahabir Nagar which is only 1 km away from Samantarapur Chowk in the capital city Bhubaneswar.
Voting is underway at Booth No. 3 inside a temporary tent which is being led by a presiding officer. The residents of capital city are those hi-fi capitalites who cast their votes without questioning the arrangements. Here arises a question if Ward no. 3 within the smart city Bhubaneswar only couldn’t be presented with a well-equipped polling booth what sort of developmental aspects are people opting to vote for.
The smart city Bhubaneswar comprising of hundreds of high rise buildings yet the voters have to manage in temporary polling station explains the definition of development. These smart Voting Centers of smart city depicts the real picture of the democratic process.
