Udupi: Shirva villagers to boycott Assembly elections

 

Shirva, 17 April 2013: Demanding repair of road connecting Shankarapura near Pangala-Innanje railway station, the villagers of Gandhinagara have decided to boycott the forthcoming Assembly elections.

 

The residents said that the road has not been repair for the last 30 years. “We have appealed to the MP, MLA, Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat members to repair two kilometre stretch road from railway bridge. However, none have come forward to repair the road. The surface of the road has been chipped off and is unmotorable,” they said.

 

The residents have put up a banner on the entrance of Gandhinagara. At the same time, the residents have been suffering from acute shortage of water. Though there are three to four open wells in the villages, all the wells have gone dry. “Owing to shortage of water, the residents have to depend on private water suppliers to quench their thirst. However, none are responding to our woes. Hence, we have decided to boycott the election,” said residents.