Passengers wait, bus driver gets off to vote
Vinobha.KT@timesgroup.com
Mangaluru:20.04.2019
Vijay Shetty, driver of a bus that plies on Mangaluru-Shivamogga route, on Thursday, showed his commitment to the electoral process by making time to vote despite his hectic schedule.
A video clip of Shetty sprinting to the polling booth has gone viral. Shetty stopped the bus, which had many passengers, in front of his polling station at Beluvai near Moodbidri just to cast his vote.
When Shetty, who works for Jayaraj Travels, ran into the polling booth, passengers were understandably puzzled. Later, they realised his intention when he returned within minutes, finger suitably inked, and resumed the trip.
The incident was captured by an undentified person who posted it on social media. Hundreds of people have been sharing the video with their own two bits about the importance of voting.
Shetty, who is a resident of Kukkadelu village at Kanthavara near Karakala, Udupi district, said he always makes it a point to vote. “I cast my vote without making passengers wait for too long,” said Shetty, a bus driver for the past 10 years.
Dakshina Kannada’s Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation committee chairman and zilla panchayat chief executive officer R Selvamani said they will honour Shetty. “Let this motivate all voters,” Selvamani said.
Vijay Shetty
Vinobha.KT@timesgroup.com
Mangaluru:20.04.2019
Vijay Shetty, driver of a bus that plies on Mangaluru-Shivamogga route, on Thursday, showed his commitment to the electoral process by making time to vote despite his hectic schedule.
A video clip of Shetty sprinting to the polling booth has gone viral. Shetty stopped the bus, which had many passengers, in front of his polling station at Beluvai near Moodbidri just to cast his vote.
When Shetty, who works for Jayaraj Travels, ran into the polling booth, passengers were understandably puzzled. Later, they realised his intention when he returned within minutes, finger suitably inked, and resumed the trip.
The incident was captured by an undentified person who posted it on social media. Hundreds of people have been sharing the video with their own two bits about the importance of voting.
Shetty, who is a resident of Kukkadelu village at Kanthavara near Karakala, Udupi district, said he always makes it a point to vote. “I cast my vote without making passengers wait for too long,” said Shetty, a bus driver for the past 10 years.
Dakshina Kannada’s Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation committee chairman and zilla panchayat chief executive officer R Selvamani said they will honour Shetty. “Let this motivate all voters,” Selvamani said.
Vijay Shetty
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