00:00Mr. Raghuvardas had said that he will do it, and that too happened.
00:04Then Mr. Hemant Soren came, and that too happened.
00:08I mean, the women should get some benefit, but that didn't happen.
00:12The students of the state level say that the seat is already reserved.
00:18So, we are facing a lot of problems.
00:20Well, Jharkhand happens to be one of the states where out of the 2.6 crore voters,
00:30half of them are male and half of them are female.
00:34This equal sex ratio is something that Jharkhand is often appreciated for also.
00:39Today, we are joined by one of the daily commuters here in the city bus in Ranchi.
00:43Let's talk to her and find out what the election means here.
00:47Ma'am, please tell us your name.
00:49My name is Menka Singh.
00:51It is very important that there is an election.
00:54But, I will vote for those who work for me.
00:59Mr. Hemant Soren has said that he will do it for the sake of women.
01:06Everyone is supporting him.
01:08But, whether he will do it or not, it is up to him.
01:12You are absolutely right.
01:14Whether it is for women in Maharashtra or Jharkhand,
01:17there is a women's campaign going on.
01:20So, is your journey free on this city bus?
01:24No, it is free.
01:25The ticket costs Rs. 10.
01:27I am going to Sujata.
01:29My fare is Rs. 10.
01:31Is it subsidized?
01:33Yes, it is subsidized.
01:35The fare is Rs. 15.
01:36The fare is Rs. 20.
01:38It is not free.
01:40Mr. Arvind Kedriwal has made it free for women on DTC buses.
01:45But, let's go and see.
01:47I think some university students are also coming.
01:49What are the issues here?
01:51Electricity, water, roads.
01:53Everything is there, but a lot is being built.
01:55Nothing is being built.
01:57It is in the middle.
01:59What can we say?
02:01We cannot do anything further.
02:04Generally, the voters here are aware.
02:07They come out and vote in large numbers.
02:09There is a crowd in all the booths.
02:11People go there.
02:13Old and young people.
02:15Those who have already been elected.
02:17They get the voter ID card.
02:19Have you been living in Jharkhand from the beginning?
02:21No, my mother's house is Patratu Thermal.
02:24Bijli Board.
02:25I am from there.
02:27And here is my in-laws' house.
02:29When Jharkhand was built in 2000 from Bihar.
02:32I got married in 2000.
02:34I was in class 11 in 2000.
02:37I am from Bokaro Steel City.
02:39In these 24 years.
02:41Do you think the expectations.
02:43Because of which this state was made.
02:45Has the objective been fulfilled?
02:47There were times when Mr. Raghuvardas said that he will do it.
02:50That also happened.
02:52Then Mr. Hemant Soren came.
02:54That also happened.
02:56The benefits that should have been given to women.
02:58That thing did not happen.
03:00Now, if it is happening in the state.
03:03Whether it is happening in the village.
03:05I don't know that.
03:07But the area where I live, Hinu.
03:09There is nothing like that.
03:11It is surprising.
03:13This is the most developed area of Ranchi.
03:17And Jharkhand.
03:19Hinu is also famous in itself.
03:21We are also heading towards Ranchi University.
03:24Let's see.
03:26If people here have complaints about development.
03:28Then what will be the situation in rural areas.
03:30It is a very worrying thing.
03:32Are you a student?
03:34Which college or university?
03:36I don't have a college.
03:37I am preparing for a government job.
03:39I am going to the library.
03:40You are going to the library.
03:41Very good.
03:42How is the system in Ranchi?
03:44With higher education.
03:46It is good.
03:47If you want to do something from Ranchi University.
03:49It is good.
03:50Do some children go abroad?
03:52Do they go to Delhi, Bombay, Pune?
03:54Yes, they go.
03:56Has there been an improvement?
03:58Since you came to college from school.
04:00And when you are preparing for a competitive exam.
04:02Has there been an improvement?
04:04Yes, there has been an improvement.
04:06People come to the library from time to time.
04:08And there is also an improvement.
04:10Whoever comes.
04:12They come and do everything.
04:14Okay.
04:15I will ask you one last question.
04:16Here, we often hear that competitive exams are held.
04:18But the result does not come.
04:20Yes.
04:21What is the problem?
04:22I don't know.
04:23We don't do it at the state level.
04:24We do it at the central level.
04:25But the students at the state level.
04:27They say that the seat is already reserved.
04:31So, we are facing a lot of problems.
04:33Just now, the LCCC exam.
04:35Yes.
04:36They were saying that the seat is already reserved.
04:39Yes.
04:40So, there is something like that.
04:41There is something like that.
04:42Yes.
04:43Okay.
04:44One last question.
04:45You are a student yourself.
04:46What message would you like to give to the new government?
04:48What should be done for the students?
04:49So that the students have an opportunity.
04:51For the students.
04:52A little more facilities.
04:54For the students.
04:55Just like if they are going by bus.
04:58The government can give them passports for free.
05:01Yes.
05:02And that's all.
05:05Thank you very much for your golden future.
05:09Thank you very much.
05:10There you see two different aspects of the women power in Jharkhand.
05:14And trust me, I belong to this state.
05:16And I have seen how empowered the women here are.
05:19And the very voter electorate ratio between male and female is almost 50-50%.
05:25Which tells you that if you have to impress the women, then you can't forget the male folk also.
05:32And that's why it becomes a very interesting electoral war in the state of Jharkhand.
05:38Thanks for watching.
05:39This is Pankaj with cameraman Kausar reporting from Ranchi.
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