A 24-year-old wheelchair-bound woman has entered the rural polls arena in Odisha’s Kendrapara district to prove the point that physical deficiency is no hindrance for serving the people. Call it empowerment of the physically challenged, Minati Barik, who depends on a wheelchair for mobility, is contesting the rural body polls for the ward member’s post from Bajapur village in Kantabania Gram Panchayat of Rajkanika Block. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/odisha-panchayat-polls-disability-no-challenge-for-minati-barik/
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