TV actors urge people to vote!
was great. I fulfilled my duty towards my nation. It's my right and I should make best use of it. This is the only medium through which I can expect some positive change in society and in nation. Issues should be taken acted upon and strict actions should be taken for rapist and people who exploit women. Secondly developing of metro cities is good but converting village into a metro is needed. Third is taxation relief is required most of the time people have to pay more than the actual price of commodity or services. And end they don't find no development. There are more issues related to the corruption scams. But start with these issues we can expect major positive changes."Avinash Wadhawan who is seen in Colors' Balika Vadhu -
"I voted last in 2009 general elections. I will surely vote this year too like every year. Since my school days, I always had this fascination of voting. I found it very exciting to vote & choose our Govt. My parents too have always voted & encouraged us too. It was a very patriotic kind of feeling when I voted for the first time. I felt good about myself for having exercised my right as a citizen. I felt more Indian & proud of myself. The issues, which I feel the new Government should address, are a) Population- I'm surprised that no party reps are raising this issue. I definitely want my new Govt to tell me how it plans to curb our huge population. Because, whatever said & done, this ever-growing population is the real culprit for all our woes.
b) Education- Our illiteracy rate is one of the highest in the world & is pulling our country backwards. We must bring it down tremendously. No development, economic or social, can take place in any country if its citizens are uneducated.
c) Strong infrastructure- Any country's pride is its infrastructure. But, I as an Indian have to live without it. Our 70% people who live in villages don't even have basic amenities. Living in such pathetic conditions is a shame which the new govt must address. Even big cities like Mumbai & its slums need massive overhauling.
d) Stronger Laws-I've noticed we Indians tend to have this "chalta hai yaar" attitude. Even educated people do not respect law. It's because our system has loop holes & people know that they can easily get away with wrong doings. It is difficult to prove anything in the court of law because of lack of CCTV cameras & witnesses. On top of that, giving & accepting bribe has become a sort of norm. Hence, without fear, people drive without helmets, seat belts, drive drunk, spit in public, rarely follow traffic signals etc. I want my new Govt to seriously look into this matter."
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Neha Marda Urmi who played Gehan in Balika Vadhu beforei - "I think, as a woman, I must highlight that one of the biggest issues we face in the country is that of women's safety. I strongly believe that in addition to the justice for the victims of crimes against women, we must look at compulsory self-defense classes for every woman. We cannot afford to be the weaker gender in times such as these. My vote will go to the party that can aggressively work towards this goal and make our cities safer places to work and live in."