Elections 2019: Why Villagers From Tonk to Boycott Polls

Electorates from at least 37 villages near the Banas River bank in Tonk district of Rajasthan have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha elections in the state.

Electorates from at least 37 villages near the Banas River bank in Tonk district of Rajasthan have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha elections in the state. They say they will be displaced and their lands will be submerged once the under construction Isarda dam is built. They also alleged that they have been asked to submit documents and bank details, but there is no word on the rate at which they will be compensated.