Weaker sections must put right to vote to max use: Bihar Guv

New Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind today exhorted weaker sections to put their right to vote and education to maximum use for betterment of their condition.
"Right to vote provided in the Constitution shows that all people are equal, but votes get divided and wasted today. This happens due to inducements given to the people. Education makes people understand the importance of their votes," Kovind said.
"Call people of weaker section by any name - Dalit, Mahadalit, deprived or ignored - they have been unable to put their right to education and vote to a maximum degree of good use. This applies to Bihar and the country both. They should use them for the betterment of their lives," Kovind added.

The Bihar Governor was speaking here at a public function organized by a various groups and organizations of people belonging to scheduled castes to welcome him.
Kovind, who himself hails from a scheduled caste, said the doors of Raj Bhawan were "open for everybody in Bihar" and clarified that he was speaking about the rights provided by the Constitution.
He said the people depend too much on the government for almost everything - bet it removing hunger, providing education or checking atrocities and called for change in the attitude. "Efforts on our own are also needed to an equal degree.

The governor also praised the state as the land where highest and most magnificent talent thrived in the form of Gautam Buddha, Mahavira, Chanakya, Aryabhatta and first president Rajendra Prasad.
Speaking at the function Republican Party of India (RPI) president Ramdas Athawale praised Kovind as a person who has always bridged the gap between Dalits and people of upper castes.