Survey: 90% Indian voters demanded ‘right to skip’ voting
A web survey conducted by AC Nielsen reveals that 90% Indian voters want right to skip voting. The survey was conducted just after Supreme Court verdict on giving right to citizens to reject all candidates. The voters said that it would be better if Supreme Court give the liberty to skip the voting on voting day.
"That is fine if we have right to reject all candidates, but do we have right to skip voting on the voting day so that we can go for picnic or party," asked Vicky Oberoi, a technocrat in Mumbai.
AC Nielsen said that it sent a questionnaire to 75348 highly qualified and independent thinking people with great professional achievements. 90% of them confirmed that they require using the holiday that they get on voting day optimally. So that rather than making some cosmetic surgery on the Indian democracy they want to choose right to skip voting altogether.
"I like the day when we have to vote. I sleep late that day, watch movie and a good lunch in decent restaurant and then beautiful early sleep. Who will go and join the long queue for voting? Yes this is unofficial and illegal but I request Supreme Court to please give us right to skip voting and allow us to choose not to be part of choosing or not choosing some stupid politician" said Sachin Verma, an IT professional in Delhi.