1 week Ago By Mid-day
The residents of the in Nashik have decided to boycott elections, with locals putting up a gigantic hoarding in the village square, asking Lok Sabha candidates on the campaign trail to go back if they are not keen on solving the onion crisis. When mid-day visited the village, scores of farmers expressed about the onion issue but were unwilling to share their names due to fear of politicians. ADVERTISEMENT “The is the heart and soul of Nashik district.
We have been suffering and pushed into poverty. If politicians do not need farmers, we do not need them. We are angry and protesting by boycotting elections.
Hence, we put up the huge hoarding in the square at the entry point of the village,” a resident said. Translated from Marathi, the text of the hoarding, which is accompanied by a picture of an onion, reads, “Are you willing to listen to the grievances of onion farmers? To all politicians who have a part to play in the export ban and elected representatives who have failed to speak a single word against it, we will decide if we want to vote for you this time or not. If you don’t need farmers, we also don’t need you.
” At the bottom of this is the signature: “All villagers, , Deola tehsil.” A villager said, “Why should we allow politicians to come here and take pictures and promote themselves? What have they done for us? The ban on the export of onions has crushed our backbone this season. Not a single elected representative has raised their voice against thi.
