No electricity, water, or toilets for 16 years: Over 50 families to boycott Tamil Nadu assembly polls | Chennai News

Local resident Thangaraj said, “The place where you are standing is called Nandavanam, located in Tamil Nadu. For the last 16 years, people here have been living without electricity. These residents originally lived near the National Highway (NH), but when the highway was extended, the government of that time relocated them to this spot. Since then, they have been forgotten. 4 Chief Ministers have come and gone. No one has provided the basic requirements for human survival, such as electricity or support for agriculture. Despite submitting numerous petitions to the Tamil Nadu government, no action has been taken. Consequently, the residents have decided to boycott the upcoming election until the government fulfils their request for basic amenities.”Another resident, Saroja, said, “For the past 16 years, we have been living in this hut without electricity and toilet facilities. During every election, all political parties make promises, but none of them has fulfilled them. We have been repeatedly neglected and continue to suffer without basic amenities like electricity, drinking water, and sanitation… Due to the lack of electricity, especially during the rainy season, snakes and other dangerous creatures enter our homes. Without proper lighting, our lives are constantly at risk from these animals. Still, no political party has come forward to provide us with even basic facilities. Therefore, we have decided to boycott the upcoming Assembly elections.”