'Road nahin, vote nahin': Tired of govt apathy, HP village calls for boycott

Four months ago, when Kaushalya Devi needed a surgery on her leg, the 83-year-old had to be carried on a cot to the motorable road outside the village and then transferred to an ambulance.

For over five-six decades, the residents of the Lahru Tika village in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district have been using the 200-metre-long stretch, about three feet wide, of an adjoining village to reach the motorable road.

The footpath is too narrow for four-wheelers -- and sometimes it takes toll.

Kaushalya Devi is doing well now after the surgery, but Subedar Bishamber Dass (retd) was not so fortunate
Backing the demand, Naura Zila Parishad member Thakar Singh said,"The patients of Lahru Tika village face a lot of problems. Their demand is genuine and a proper road should be constructed to connect this village to the main road."
When contacted by PTI, MLA Parmar said,"The villagers reiterated their decision of boycotting the elections when we were passing through the village as part of our canvassing."