LS Polls 2014: Nearly 60 lakh voters may opt for 'NOTA' affecting 70 Lok Sabha seats in UP

Lucknow: After suffering from salary discrepancies along with the issue of pension anomalies, the people have decided to teach a lesson to state and Central government. Under the banner of Employees Joint Council, many other organizations have decided to opt for 'none of the above' option in the upcoming elections. If the workers used NOTA in Uttar Pradesh, the results of nearly 70 Lok Sabha seats will be affected. The state workers are happy that NOTA was launched to use. They consider it as unique weapon against the government. The employees have started informing their district units about using this option in the upcoming elections. They said that they are completely ready for casting their vote and every member of their committee will give vote but their hands will only rise to press the NOTA button. There are 16 lakh workers in Employees Joint Council and adding on their family members the number increases to 60 lakh voters. If the workers did so, the results of 70 Lok Sabha seats will be affected. The employees are annoyed with the behavior of government as well as Council President Harikishore Tiwari & senior minister Shivbaran Singh Yadav. According to employees, the council started a campaign under which MPs were given the letter of restoration of old pension. Nearly 40 MPs mentioned in a letter that they were not satisfied with the decision but the government did not paid any heed to it. Harikishore said that employees had submitted a memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister in July. But the Central government remained unaffected. The workers raised voice demanding solution to their problems but the government never stepped forward for help.