This picture of policemen reportedly on
election duty “resting” is being passed around on social media. The
accompanying messages are roundly critical of the Election Commission for
allegedly playing a hand in this inhuman act.
Note that the context, location, time
and other antecedents of this picture are either unverified or unknown. But
whatever the context, you can’t envy these men for what they are going through.
Not only Policemen affected:
Any
person, whether civilian or police, who performs election duty, which is always
out of fear, since it is such a torturous one for three days, starting from
reaching 8 am. in the morning and there running from one place to another for
almost 12 hours without food and hot summer Sun, going to the booth packed like
cattle in goods carrying trucks, alighting at the mid night at a school with no
light and no water. No food for the whole day and sleeping in side a dark
school room. Next day, collecting food material moving from place to place in a
remote area. No sympathy shown to sick persons, since it is to be medically
proved. So no relief, since you can not approach Collector and he has no time
to listen and not going attracts severe punishment such as jail and suspension.
So you go for election duty or perish. Choice is yours. So persons who have not
attended can not understand.
