Peeved over delay in possession of flats, a section of buyers in Noida and Greater Noida on Sunday started a unique initiative pledging to go for NOTA instead of any candidate in the Lok Sabha election.
The flat buyers under a registered umbrella body Noida Extension Flat Owners and Members Association (NEFOMA) have launched the ‘No Home, No Vote’ drive to express their angst with their elected representatives and state as well as central governments, the body said.
Noida and Greater Noida are part of the Gautam Buddh Nagar parliamentary constituency which has over 22.5 lakh votes. Notably, over five lakh new voters have been enrolled since 2014 and
a major chunk of them is flat buyers, according to the district administration.
“The flat buyers in Greater Noida west have not got the flats even after the assurance from the prime minister. (Uttar Pradesh) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath constituted three ministerial committees but those also did not help. Hence our association has started today the ‘No Home, No Vote’ drive from Rudra Projects in Greater Noida,” NEFOMA president Annu Khan.
“Buyers say there is no difference between the previous governments and the present government. No leader comes to the support of the flat buyers hence the flat buyers have decided they will vote for NOTA,” Khan said in a statement.
In 2014, a total 3,836 votes were polled for None of the Above in Gautam Buddh Nagar constituency, less than one per cent of the total votes cast that year. NOTA was introduced to empower the citizens to indicate their disapproval for all contestants.