The woman said that she was imprisoned for a month due to the state of emergency declared in 1975.

Nagpur:

Aruna Chitale, a 93-year-old Nagpur resident who spent a month in jail during the Emergency, cast her vote here on Wednesday morning as polling was underway for the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Ms Chitale said she may be old but that was no deterrent for her to go out and exercise her democratic right.

The non-foreigner, accompanied by his daughter-in-law, cast his vote at a polling booth in the Town Hall area of ​​Nagpur city.

When asked what motivated her to vote at this age, Ms. Chitale told PTI: “Even though I was old, I wanted to vote and my family helped me in this regard.” Ms Chitale said people should help senior citizens vote and also motivate youth to exercise their rights.

The woman said that she was imprisoned for a month due to the state of emergency declared in 1975.

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