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Acche din or just a din? How life has changed for fruit vendor under Modi regime

I’m yet to be­nefit from any govt scheme, says 42-year-old Ashok Das

Umanand Jaiswal Published 17.05.24, 06:47 AM
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Name: Ashok Das

Age: 42

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Profession: Roadside fruit and ice cream vendor

Family: Parents, wife and son

Constituency: Dhubri, Assam

Profession in 2014: Worked in a garment shop in Dhubri

Profession in 2019: Worked in an electrical parts manufacturing unit in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Did you vote in 2014, 2019: Yes

Did Modi deliver on his promise of acche din: We are just about surviving with around 15,000 a month

Has Modi kept his guarantee? I’m yet to be­nefit from any govt scheme

What is the single biggest change that has taken place since 2014: Price rise

What he wants from new govt: Check price rise, stop issuing licence to wine shops, set up industries to resolve unemployment crisis in Dhubri

Dhubri voted on May 7

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