After 100 minutes of Mumbai witnessing civic poll voting, albeit there were many struggling to find their names in the voting list and some found it difficult to find their locations to vote, the city witnessed cheerful nonagenarians who came out to cast their vote.
Lucy Gomes, 92, said rather nonchalantly, "I feel very happy each time I vote. There is nothing exceptional about it. It is my duty to vote. Whichever party comes to power, it doesn't matter to the common man, all we seek for is basic amenities. We must get roti, kapda and makan (food, clothing and shelter) at affordable prices and without taking the route of corruption."
Shaikh Inam Gulab, 91, lives in one of the by lanes of Bandra West and was accompanied with his son and daughter and in law to vote. He said, "I have been voting all my life, not that there has been any change but one must still vote. I am hopeful and will remain hopeful to see long pending changes."
Shanti Mehta, 90, survives on her only son's pension and works as a school help in the same school she came to vote. She said, "I am proud to vote. I am expecting the new government to make a change. I face a lot of problems because of water-logging during monsoons. It becomes difficult as I can hardly walk and live on the ground floor. So the new government must atleast fix these basic problems."
