Tuesday, 21 February 2017

The Quint | FB Journo: Death of Looms Makes Weavers Choose NOTA in UP Polls



The weavers of Gorakhpur, mostly from the Muslim community, have put out a poster outside their mohalla asking the candidates not to enter the area. The weavers are angry about the sad state of the economy and closing down of power-looms.
Around 1 lakh weavers reside in the area surrounding the Gorakhnath temple. These voters have decided that they will vote on 4 March, but will boycott the candidates. Instead of voting for a party, they will choose NOTA.
In 1995, there were 8,500 powerlooms in Gorakhpur, but only 250 have survived.
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