Mumbaikars says metro could have eased their journey from their home to voting booths

Maharashtra votes today to elect the next government in the state. Polling began at 7 am this morning and will be on till 6 pm. The voter turnout till 3 pm was only 34.2 per cent, significantly down when compared to the turnout till 3 pm in 2014. Mumbai is even lower at 30 %.

Mumbaikars gave various reasons for the low turnout. People in suburbs said that they have to go to office tomorrow so they have to catch a train today as the commute is way too long. Some said that they show their spirit only during heavy rains and as there is no rain today they won’t go out and vote. But the best reasons came from people who were protesting the metro construction at Aarey few days back.

Shraddha Kapoor and the other protestors said that they would have gone out and voted if there was a metro available for commute. They also accused the government of not providing metro service to the voters in a city like Mumbai where travelling is hell.