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38-year-old cattle rearer Ranjanben Patel is fed up with the shoddy implementation of liquor prohibition in the state.
The Surat voter adds that despite informing the authorities of the lack of implementation, there has been no response from the police or the politicians.
Nidhi Patel, 40, has no hesitation in admitting that she will not vote for ‘vikas’ this election. According to the Ahmedabad-based homemaker, people have been through a lot in the name of ‘vikas’.
Patel is especially upset with the economic policies of note ban and GST. “Everything has become so expensive now, and as a homemaker, I need to think about these things.”
30-year-old transgender woman Zia Kuvar is sure that she will vote for the Modi government this election. She believes the government has done well for the country and will continue to do so. However, she has one request from the government:
Still having to face the stigma around being a ‘hijra’, Kuvar adds that all she wants is the same respect that everybody else in the society gets.
61-year-old Navin Bhai, a trader in Surat’s textile market, admits that GST and note ban has hurt traders, but adds that there is no alternative to the BJP in the current scenario.
Asked if Rahul Gandhi could pose as a viable opposition, the 61-year-old said: “Rahul Gandhi is not mature enough to leave an impression on an international level.”
Akriti, the project manager at Lakshya Trust, an organisation working for sexual minorities, says that Gujarat is still lacking in creating a transgender welfare board. She adds that the state does not have facilities in government hospitals where transgender persons can go for medical help.
She adds that the government should think about educational scholarships and quotas for the community, to help facilitate their growth.
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