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Family casts vote before conducting kin's funeral

Despite facing a severe personal crisis in the family, a retired army officer's family from Dungarpur city of Rajasthan has proved to be responsible citizens of the country by casting their votes.

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Published : Apr 29, 2019, 8:23 PM IST

Updated : Apr 29, 2019, 11:27 PM IST

Dungarpur: While some people boycott the polls as the politicians fail to keep their promises made during the election campaigns, some responsible citizens of the country never miss to take part in the biggest festival of democracy and cast their votes, even if facing a severe personal crisis.

And there is such a family in Nalwa Phula village of Gumanpura Panchayat. An elderly person in the family, Fannu Menat, 70, passed away late on Sunday and her funeral was scheduled on Monday morning.

Family casts vote before conducting kin's funeral

However, the family members did not abstain from fulfilling their duty as a citizen and went to cast their votes in the morning. After returning from the booth, they conducted the funeral of the deceased family member.

Ramchandra Menat, a retired Army office, along with his brother Rajendra and son Ganesh, on Monday cast their votes, as they believe that casting vote is more important.

Also, read: No one can play with country's security under Modi govt: CM

Dungarpur: While some people boycott the polls as the politicians fail to keep their promises made during the election campaigns, some responsible citizens of the country never miss to take part in the biggest festival of democracy and cast their votes, even if facing a severe personal crisis.

And there is such a family in Nalwa Phula village of Gumanpura Panchayat. An elderly person in the family, Fannu Menat, 70, passed away late on Sunday and her funeral was scheduled on Monday morning.

Family casts vote before conducting kin's funeral

However, the family members did not abstain from fulfilling their duty as a citizen and went to cast their votes in the morning. After returning from the booth, they conducted the funeral of the deceased family member.

Ramchandra Menat, a retired Army office, along with his brother Rajendra and son Ganesh, on Monday cast their votes, as they believe that casting vote is more important.

Also, read: No one can play with country's security under Modi govt: CM

Intro:डूंगरपुर। लोकतंत्र के इस महापर्व में लोगो का उत्साह देखा जा रहा है लेकिन यहां एक परिवार में मौत के बाद भी परिवार के लोग दाह संस्कार से पहले वोट डालने पंहुचे ओर इसके बाद अंतिम संस्कार किया गया। रिटायर्ड फौजी के इस परिवार ने मातम के माहौल के बीच मतदान कर वोट का महत्व समझाया।


Body:यह घटना डूंगरपुर जिले के गुमानपुरा पंचायत के नलवा फला में हुई जहा बुजुर्ग महिला फन्नू मेणात 70 वर्ष की रविवार रात के समय अचानक मौत हो गई। इस पर परिवार में मातम छा गया। मोत के समाचार सुनकर घर पर परिवार-रिश्तेदार ओर गांव के लोग जमा हो गए, लेकिन सोमवार सुबह होते ही रिटायर्ड फौजी के इस परिवार ने फन्नू के अंतिम संस्कार से पहले वोट करने के लिए ठानी। रिटायर्ड फौजी फन्नू के पति रामचंद्र मेणात, रिटायर्ड फौजी बेटा गणेश मेणात और रिटायर्ड फौजी देवर राजेन्द्र सहित परिवार के सभी लोग गांव के ही बने अपने मतदान केंद्र पर पंहुचे जहां मतदान किया।
इसके बाद रिटायर्ड फौजी के इस परिवार ने कहा कि देश मे विकास के लिए वोट जरूरी है इसलिए वह पहले वोट करने गए। इसके बाद फन्नू का अंतिम संस्कार किया गया।


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Last Updated : Apr 29, 2019, 11:27 PM IST
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