Indore: They come home to exercise vote

INDORE: Eager to play their role in strengthening democracy, voters of Indore were seen coming back to their home constituencies from far and wide to exercise their franchise.
A 23-year-old youth Rohan Sanghvi, who is currently pursuing his PG course from University of Pennsylvania, will cast vote for the first time. His excitement made him force his father to arrange for his travel to Indore from Philadelphia.
“I feel that every vote is important and if I have a say in the country’s future, why should I leave such a big opportunity.Since I am an engineer, I feel that next government should focus on giving funds to private institutions and create more educational opportunities in the county,” Rohan told TOI.
There are many like Rohan, who feel that voting is an opportunity, which shouldn’t be missed.
Another Indorean, 31-year-old Aditi Borgaonkar, came all the way from Sharjah in UAE with her husband Abhijeet Joshi to cast vote. “I couldn’t miss my vote at any cost. We had earlier decided to come on April 20, but, in that plan we were returning to UAE before April 19. So, I changed the entire plan and set it to polling date in Indore,” Aditi told TOI.
A private company business head in Rwanda of South Africa, 54-year-old Sandeep Phadnis, also reached Indore along with his wife Madhvi on Saturday evening to cast vote. “It is our duty to vote for the right leadership. We have seen India’s image in a different country in the past five years and it’s is amazing. Taking leave from job for the purposeful reason is my priority,” he told TOI.
The youth, who are studying or working in different states across the country, also took leave to reach Indore. A 27-year-old government employee Arpit Potdar, who reached Indore late on Saturday from Mumbai, said, “For my constituency there is a change in incumbent candidate, its necessary for me to either validate or disregard the choice. It is important to vote as every vote counts,” Potdar told TOI.