As polling date of the general election is inching closer, state capital’s first-time voters have folded up their sleeves to cast their vote and usher in a new Government with varied expectation.
Majority of the college goers have opined for improvement in education quality offered in the district as the direst need of the hour. “Our prime demand from the contesting candidates is to focus on improving the quality of
existing institutions rather than promising of increasing its number. We want quality not quantity,” said student of Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) Tanisha Ghosh.
Besides education, many voters feel that the city is already grappling with water scarcity ahead of summer. The need is to implement effective techniques and ensure proper maintenance of water tanks. A Student of Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS) Arpita Dey said “Politicians during election show empathy on ailing infrastructure of the city and after election forget about it. We stress to nip in the bud of the above mentioned problems. “
As per January 2014, the Ranchi Parliamentary Constituency has more than 20,000 voters between the ages of 18-19 years. According to officials of the district administration the number have further increased with many young voters enrolling themselves during the special enrolment camp that were conducted in March.
Meanwhile, the young voters also demand of ensuring concrete safety and security within and outside the institution. “In past few months crime rate graph has shown a tremendous increase. We neither feel secure within the institution nor outside. The need of the hour is to ensure safety and security of city denizens,” said St Xavier’s College Student Harshit.
While current political scenario of the country has generated interest for politics among youths for whom politics never remained their cup of tea. The emergence of new parties and young leaders has brought some cheers to them.
“We are not sure how effective will be the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and independent candidate would be in bringing positive change but I encourage their firm decision of rooting out corruption,” said Ashesh Kumar of St Xavier’s College.
Echoing him, another student Vijeta said, “The scams and inflation are the issues that have inundated the country in past five years and have also made us clear about our choices.”