BJP’s Kanwaria finds few takers in Mongolpuri

While this proved to be a tough question and was evaded,party workers filled the pause with slogans.

Kanwaria,who had already had a long day visiting Narela,Sindhi Colony in Swaroop Nagar,the Rajeev Nagar Community Centre,Libaspur and Siraspur,arrived an hour late for her afternoon campaign at Mongolpuri,where she was hoping to convince the dominant Rajasthani population.

“Being a woman from your community,she will work for you and try to resolve your problems in a better way. So convince your family members and neighbours to vote for her and bring a change in your area,” Kanwaria’s sister said.

When Kanwaria walked in,the women,who had chosen to miss their TV serials and make for a full house audience in the locality field,were curious to hear her. But the excitement soon faded as party workers got garlands and goaded the women to felicitate Kanwaria over and over again. While some were happy to be photographed with her,others were looking forward to hearing her speech.

The issues of ration and BPL cards not being made,pension,ownership of plots not being given to residents,and water,however,didn’t quite help Kanwaria hit it off with the audience. “We might have left the deserts of Rajasthan and come to the Capital but the problem of water availability is still plaguing us,” Kanwaria said in fluent Rajasthani for a personal touch.

Though the women nodded in agreement on this issue,the ration card “problem” didn’t find many takers. So much so that a few women at the back even retorted that they were getting their ration well in time.

The women,mostly from traditionally Congress-backing families,were not convinced but chose to stay back for the free meal and even called their children over for a late lunch.