Lok Sabha polls 2024: women in Chhattisgarh promote voter awareness in traditional style, watch

An initiative by women from a self-help group in Chhattisgarh is in the headlines. Ahead of the phase 3 polls, the self-help group in Balrampur district was seen distributing tamarind leaves and yellow rice to encourage maximum voter turnout during the polling.

Speaking to ANI, Vimla Singh, a member of one of these all-women self-help groups, talked about the significance of the initiative, saying, "We are going door to door, gifting tamarind leaves and yellow rice to the people to encourage voter participation. Since polling will start early at 7 am, we are handing out these items that are intrinsic to our culture and traditional practices in a bid to draw the maximum number of voters to the polling booths. It is like inviting people to a wedding or a community event. What could be better or more joyful than this? Singh said.

The third phase of polling will take place on May 7 and it will cover Chhattisgarh's Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, Surguja, Raigarh, Jangir-Champa and Korba districts

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