Aizawl, Nov 19: Just as the blind street singer on the streets of this hill and picturesque town, many of the Mizo voters seemed to be little interested in tomorrow's assembly poll. Any book about Mizoram is incomplete without the photograph of this blind street singer who carries on with his numbers throughout the day as visitors drop coins in his paper basket by the side of the road.
And just as him, many Mizo voters, including those who had attained the age of 18 and enlisted for the first time in the electoral roll, seemed to least interested in the polls.
"We are frankly not interested in politics as the leaders make tall promises but when they come to power they forget about the people and start earning money", said Lalsiama, a college student.
"They (the political parties) spend a lot of money and create a festival-like atmosphere during poll days but when the voting is over they forget about everything", he said.
The response from 70-year-old voter Renkunga was almost the same although he had some words of advice for political leaders to ensure that they get response from the Centre.
"Which ever political party comes to power it is important that they remain friendly with the Centre as Mizoram being a remote state with limited resources have to always depend on New Delhi to deliver the goods", he says.
Bureau Report