Many citizens demand no vote option

NEW DELHI: Should there be a 'no vote' option in the Electronic Voting Machines?
    
Yes, said many citizens who thought the candidates in the fray in their respective constituencies "don't qualify to become their representative."
    
"The incompetency and dishonesty of the politicians frustrate me. You cannot take them seriously," said R P Dhamija who came to register his presence in the Gyan Bharati polling station in Saket said.
    
"I came here only to register my presence. I did not vote because I think no candidate has the quality to represent us," said the 65-year citizen.
    
Echoing similar views, Saroj Madan of Greter Kailash constituency said there should be an option of no voting so that protest against lack of qualified candidate could be registered.
    
"I am very disgusted by the way the politicians are behaving. We don't see anything going right in the country. But still I did not have any option and I voted," Madan said.     

Like Dhamija and Madan many citizens said there was a need to incorporate the option of 'no vote' "so that protest against the gradual decline of political class could be registered."
    
Youth for Equality, a non profit youth organisation had launched a campaign to incorporate the option of 'no voting' in the EVMs.
    
"We are running a campaign for no vote and we will continue it so that citizen of the nation get a full choice to express their views," an office bearer of the organisation said.