Godhra, Dec. 14: While BJP’s political heavyweights have made big claims during election rallies about a developed Gujarat, people living in Godhra’s vicinity are yet to witness anything realistic benefiting their daily life.

Barely 4 kilometres from Godhra city, residents of Daunia Village in Gujarat’s Panchmahal District, are waiting for their turn to benefit from the so called development in the State.

A visit to this village bespeaks how hollow have been the claims of loud political leaders. Development work is unheard of in this deprived area. People roam around as casual labourers.

It’s been five years when Godhra violence hogged headlines of national and international media. But in the nearby Daunia Village that has a 7,000 tribal population people do not have basic public services.

An agitated woman Shantu Ben, said: “We will vote for those who will consider our condition and will help us. We don’t have roads, water and electricity. Our women have to suffer hard during their good times. There is no doctor. I will not let anybody vote in my area until and unless someone promises to end our miseries. ”

Villagers here claim that despite having voted for the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat for development in the last Assembly elections, their daily life has remained standstill.

Villagers have to use bicycles or walk on foot to cover long distances, as there are no roads linking this village with other parts of city.

During monsoon, the condition of roads turns a nightmare.

Vajabhai Rathwa, another villager, said: “Our village is in tribal area. There is no water, electricity, and no roads. There is nothing. There is no development here. We are worried. Last time, we voted for BJP. They made several promises but, later, no one turned up. This time I am going to vote for Congress. ”

Villagers here are somehow managing with the prevailing miserable conditions and complain of denial of government support.

Moreover, the village has a 70,000 litres capacity water tank that was built in 2002. But it is useless for everyone here, as villagers do not get even a drop of water from it.

Salim, a villager, said, “We have a water tank with a capacity of 70,000 litres but it is empty. We are deprived of basic development in Modi’s regime. He did nothing for welfare of this area. There is no road. During pregnancy the women suffer the most, as there is no proper facility (medical) here. We are not with this government this time. ”

However, Villagers have unanimously decided not vote for BJP this time. (ANI)