00:00 We are in Shabbirpur village of Saharanpur district.
00:08 Saharanpur is one of the eight seats in western Uttar Pradesh that are going to polls on April
00:12 19th in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.
00:15 Saharanpur is a district where both Dalit as well as Rajput communities stay.
00:20 In 2017, the village was in news because of clashes between the two communities.
00:24 Today we are here ahead of elections to find out what the situation is in this village,
00:30 what are the aspirations and hopes and dreams of the people here and what are they asking
00:34 from their government.
00:35 Sir, please tell us your name and where you are from.
00:39 Sister, my name is Palturam.
00:41 I am from Shabbirpur village of Saharanpur district.
00:44 Sir, elections are coming up.
00:46 What are the issues of your district and village that you would like to bring forward?
00:51 Sir, our aim in elections is to bring forward the development of our village and our district.
01:00 For example, we have built hospitals and schools in our village.
01:05 We have built roads and bridges and we are near the Indra river.
01:11 We don't have any such issues.
01:14 Raghola Kampal Siddhi is from Bhajpa.
01:17 His father is also from Bhajpa.
01:19 But he has declared that he has adopted the village of Shabbirpur.
01:24 He has put up a board in his name.
01:26 But till now he has not come here.
01:28 He has come to Bhajpa.
01:30 He is telling about this.
01:32 The chairman of Majid Ali, his wife, has done so much development work.
01:40 There are stones in their village.
01:42 He has given roads and bridges.
01:44 He has done a lot of work.
01:46 He is the chairman of his family.
01:51 He has done a lot of development work.
01:53 There are stones in their village.
01:55 So we want such a person.
01:57 A member of parliament who sees the development of the village.
02:00 And who talks to the big brother and the small brother.
02:04 We don't even talk to the big brother.
02:07 It is said that in western UP, people vote only by looking at the caste.
02:12 What do you vote by looking at the caste?
02:14 By looking at the work of the parliament.
02:16 We are the judges.
02:18 We are in the work.
02:20 What work has the government done in your village in the last 10 years?
02:25 Nothing special has happened in my village.
02:28 The village is like a cow shed.
02:32 The cattle are starving.
02:34 Where do we tie them?
02:36 They don't give water.
02:38 The government pays the salary.
02:40 Who will do it on Diwali?
02:42 The cow shed has been built.
02:44 Yes, the cow shed has been built.
02:46 The school has not been built.
02:48 No, the school has not been built.
02:50 The school is only till the 8th.
02:52 One last question.
02:54 What kind of situation is there here after the violence that took place here in 2017?
02:58 What kind of situation is there between the Dalit community and the Rajput community?
03:01 There is no problem.
03:03 If you want to come, you have to go.
03:05 If you want to sit, you have to get up.
03:07 We work in the field.
03:09 But whatever is done, will be done.
03:11 Now they are accepting the mistake.
03:13 We are also saying that whatever will happen, will happen.
03:15 We have to live in peace and harmony.
03:19 We come and go.
03:21 We also meet people like us.
03:23 We meet in their fields.
03:25 If you come and go, everything is there.
03:27 If you live with love, then there is no problem.
03:29 If you have to say anything last about your village, your society and this election, what will it be?
03:37 I am telling you, what else can I say about the election?
03:41 Look, it is a vote.
03:43 I will give my will to someone, you give your will to someone.
03:46 You like someone, I like someone.
03:48 Now everyone is talking about themselves.
03:51 Now I am telling you, our society is mostly like this.
03:55 We have to go to the NGO.
03:57 Look, most of the people are like this.
03:59 They have their own votes.
04:01 Whether they lose or win.
04:03 [Music]
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