Employment opportunities, women’s security, better economic policies, communal harmony are among the top issues which brought youths, mostly first-time voters, to the polling stations to get their fingers inked for the lok Sabha elections in the national Capital.
“Safety for women and price hike are issues. But the key issues for us is creation of jobs,” 20-year-old Anjali said, after casting her vote. First-time voter Saurav Janana (18) proudly flashed his voter ID card with a smile as he was very excited about exercising his franchise. “Delhi students should get some kind of reservation in Delhi University. I want the next Government to work on it,” Saurav said.
Hoping for the situation to change in the country, 22-year-old Akanksha Basoi said women-centric issues are of grave concern, be it women safety or women empowerment. “It’s really the time for change and the focus should be on women,” she said.