AHMEDABAD: Nandlal Meghwani, 51, was once delighted when he voted for the primary time, on Tuesday. He was once the one individual in the Ghatlodia booth who has cast his ballot in Pakistan in addition to in India.
Meghwani belongs to a bunch of Hindus who migrated from Pakistan prior to now couple of many years to include Indian citizenship. About 100 ex-Pakistan nationals voted for the primary time in Ahmedabad.Though he migrated to India in 2001, Meghwani was once granted citizenship after 18 years. Four members of his family voted with him. “I'm fortunate that I got the chance to vote in India. This is an afternoon I will be able to remember all my existence,” Meghwani stated. “I used to reside in Tharparkar district of Pakistan. I remember my remaining vote in Pakistan was once cast when Benazir Bhutto was once contesting.” He is now looking ahead to his 3 kids to be enrolled as electorate in India.
Nanakmal Chandwani, 56, and his spouse Pushpaben, 51, of Sardarnagar had been electorate in Pakistan in 2000s. They got here to India in 2009 from Hyderabad in Pakistan’s Sindh. The couple changed into citizens in 2017 but could now not enrol in time for the meeting election. They voted as Indians for the primary time on Tuesday. “We are citizens of destiny that got us to vote in two other nations. Voting to elect PM of India is an emotional high,” Chandwani stated.
Dr Rajkumar Jesrani’s tale is similar. He belongs to Sardarnagar and voted for the primary time in India on Tuesday after migrating in 2009. He was once granted citizenship in 2017. He is one of the 500-odd people who have relinquished Pakistani citizenship to change into Indian.
All immigrants from Pakistan have now not but change into electorate. Bharat Kharwani, 40, and his spouse Khemia, 37, are amongst them. They got here from Karachi in 2009 and feature settled in Vejalpur. They got Indian citizenship in June 2018, but their names don't mirror on the rolls on account of an error of their applications.
“Nearly 150 other folks from Pakistan could now not enrol for balloting regardless that they've been given Indian citizenship. There is a slight ache in our middle for now not being able to workout our franchise which now we have gained after numerous turmoil,” Kharwani stated. Dimple Varindani, 42, who arrived in India from Pakistan in 1990, is helping such other folks through her NGO. She changed into a citizen in 2017 and was once a first-time voter in this election. Her husband is Indian. “I'm more than pleased I got an opportunity to vote,” she stated.
Meghwani belongs to a bunch of Hindus who migrated from Pakistan prior to now couple of many years to include Indian citizenship. About 100 ex-Pakistan nationals voted for the primary time in Ahmedabad.Though he migrated to India in 2001, Meghwani was once granted citizenship after 18 years. Four members of his family voted with him. “I'm fortunate that I got the chance to vote in India. This is an afternoon I will be able to remember all my existence,” Meghwani stated. “I used to reside in Tharparkar district of Pakistan. I remember my remaining vote in Pakistan was once cast when Benazir Bhutto was once contesting.” He is now looking ahead to his 3 kids to be enrolled as electorate in India.
Nanakmal Chandwani, 56, and his spouse Pushpaben, 51, of Sardarnagar had been electorate in Pakistan in 2000s. They got here to India in 2009 from Hyderabad in Pakistan’s Sindh. The couple changed into citizens in 2017 but could now not enrol in time for the meeting election. They voted as Indians for the primary time on Tuesday. “We are citizens of destiny that got us to vote in two other nations. Voting to elect PM of India is an emotional high,” Chandwani stated.
Dr Rajkumar Jesrani’s tale is similar. He belongs to Sardarnagar and voted for the primary time in India on Tuesday after migrating in 2009. He was once granted citizenship in 2017. He is one of the 500-odd people who have relinquished Pakistani citizenship to change into Indian.
All immigrants from Pakistan have now not but change into electorate. Bharat Kharwani, 40, and his spouse Khemia, 37, are amongst them. They got here from Karachi in 2009 and feature settled in Vejalpur. They got Indian citizenship in June 2018, but their names don't mirror on the rolls on account of an error of their applications.
“Nearly 150 other folks from Pakistan could now not enrol for balloting regardless that they've been given Indian citizenship. There is a slight ache in our middle for now not being able to workout our franchise which now we have gained after numerous turmoil,” Kharwani stated. Dimple Varindani, 42, who arrived in India from Pakistan in 1990, is helping such other folks through her NGO. She changed into a citizen in 2017 and was once a first-time voter in this election. Her husband is Indian. “I'm more than pleased I got an opportunity to vote,” she stated.
After voting in Pak, they get inked in India!
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