Officials walk on thick snow while returning from a polling booth in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba
Industrialist Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to share a post on the trekking of election officials in snow in Himachal Pradesh. This comes after the elections to the 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly held on November 12.
A GIF shared by Mr Mahindra on Twitter shows polling officials in heavy winter clothing, carrying equipment and trekking the slopes of a mountain covered with snow. One cannot help but see only snow around them. The video of these hardworking officers was originally shared by news agency ANI. The officials were returning from Chasak Batori polling booth in Bharmour assembly constituency of Pangi area of Chamba district. They walked in about 15 kilometers of snow for six hours.
Election officials trekking in 15 km snow to reach polling station at 12k feet in Himachal, images like these are better than words to show our democracy in action! pic.twitter.com/bjq0mb0iWR
— Anand Mahindra (@anandmahindra) 13 November 2022
Sharing the GIF, the industrialist wrote, “Election officials travel 12 kms in snow 15 kms to reach a polling station in Himachal, images like these are more than words in showcasing our democracy in action. far better!”
Mr Mahindra’s post stunned internet users and garnered over 6,000 likes and over 650 retweets. Many took to the microblogging site to express the hard work and dedication of the officers on duty.
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One user said, “Their efforts are worth appreciating. There are people who don’t go to vote next door, here we have dedicated government officials to walk in snow for smooth conduct of elections. live till.”
Another user said, “Absolutely amazing. The essence of democracy.”
However, some users were angered by successive governments. Another user wrote, “One way to look at it as an officer was great, but to look at it in another way, it is a complete failure of the governments for the last 75 years, who have worked for the people of the village.” Road facility was not provided to
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