Siddharth G makes an effective pitch for the independent Lok Sabha candidate from Pune, Arun Bhatia (an ex-IAS officer who had made quite some news when he pulled down illegal constructions in Pune during his tenure) :

Punekar: my vote wont make a difference. actual elections are won/lost in the slums.
Stupid Reality: more than 60% of pune’s registered voters are from the educated middle class. they are actually (and i still dont believe it) in the majority.

P: fine! but who do we vote for? all are corrupt.
SR: theres this dude, arun bhatia (u might find the name familiar, same dude who broke down all illegal constructions, when commissioner of PMC, was later transferred…obviously). read the excerpt from his website below. proves he was not liked by the system. there is no way you can put him in the “all are corrupt” basket.

Read the entire article here.

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