• 7 months ago
As Delhi goes to polls in the sixth phase of Lok sabha elections, Outlook’s Abhik Bhattacharya goes to the East Delhi constituency and asks people about their electoral agenda. The battle in East Delhi seems interesting as the BjP has not given a nomination to the sitting MP Gautam Gambhir. The saffron party has fielded Harsh Malhotra while AAP has nominated Kuldeep Kumar.

In Video: Abhik Bhattacharya

Videographer: Suresh K Pandey

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00:00 The issue of elections is employment, employment of youth.
00:02 Hi, this is Avik Bhattacharya from Outlook Magazine. So, as you know that we are covering
00:13 the sixth phase, crucial sixth phase of Delhi elections. We are now currently at East Delhi
00:20 constituency. This constituency is mostly interesting because here the current MP is
00:26 Gautam Gambhir who has not been given tickets in this time and now its Aam Aadmi Party's Kuldeep
00:34 Kumar and along while Aam Aadmi Party has recruited Kuldeep Kumar from East Delhi, BJP has
00:43 nominated Harsh Malhotra. So, this constituency has some significance because in 2019 when polling
00:53 happened over here, then Congress and Aam Aadmi Party didn't have an alliance and even interestingly
01:00 when the MCD elections happened, then Congress actually won these elections in this region and
01:07 it was Aam Aadmi Party failed to garner much support. But whenever it comes to Assam election,
01:12 Aam Anathullah Khan secured his victory. So, but now on the ground we can see that Congress and
01:19 Aam Aadmi Party are fighting together. There are people we can ask a few of them who are like you
01:24 can see, Suresh ji can show that the people are in lines, they're like about to cast their votes and
01:31 we will talk to them, we will ask them a few things that how long they have been waiting here and
01:39 what is the major issue for them. What is your name? My name is Amar.
01:44 You live here? Yes, sir.
01:46 So, how long have you been waiting to cast your vote?
01:48 It's been 20 minutes.
01:50 20 minutes? Yes.
01:52 Is it crowded here?
01:54 Yes, it's very crowded here.
01:56 And what is the issue this time?
01:58 The issue is that there is no crowd.
02:00 Yes.
02:02 So, let us talk to a few women voters who are standing here for long and what are the major issues they are thinking through.
02:12 What is your name? Zeba.
02:14 Since when have you been standing in line?
02:16 It's been 10 minutes.
02:18 What is the issue for you this time?
02:20 Delhi's betterment.
02:22 Delhi's betterment?
02:24 Yes, absolutely.
02:26 For you?
02:28 Delhi's betterment should be there.
02:30 The inflation should not be there.
02:32 The poor people should also be there,
02:34 they should eat and feed.
02:36 They should not starve.
02:38 They should not starve.
02:40 They should not starve.
02:42 They should not starve.
02:44 Are you a first-time voter?
02:46 Yes.
02:48 What is your name?
02:50 Alfisha.
02:52 What do you do?
02:54 I am doing a Bachelors in Pharmacy.
02:56 From where?
02:58 Jamia Hamdard.
03:00 Alfisha, what is the issue for you?
03:02 The issue is employment.
03:04 The youth's employment.
03:06 Because so many youths have graduated and are unemployed.
03:08 So this is a huge issue for me.
03:10 And then there is inflation.
03:12 People are not earning as much.
03:14 So this is our main issue.
03:16 And the betterment of our area.
03:18 The betterment of roads,
03:20 the betterment of drainage,
03:22 the infrastructure.
03:24 So this is the main issue.
03:26 This is the thing you can see.
03:28 People are waiting here for their votes.
03:30 Now one interesting thing that has recently come out
03:32 is as well.
03:34 Yesterday night,
03:36 there was a battle
03:38 that has been started
03:40 between the Ahmadiyya Party and the Governor.
03:42 So we have to look into that as well.
03:44 The Ahmadiyya Party is saying
03:46 that actually
03:48 the Governor is trying to
03:50 impede the voting.
03:52 The Governor is saying it is the Ahmadiyya Party.
03:54 Stay tuned to us.
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