Lets be clear about this topic. I am sure that what the Government wants to do
is allow
Indian Nationals abroad to vote in Elections in India by absentee ballots. The
term NRIs covers a lot of people. Indians who have taken up UK, USA, Canadian,
Australian citizenship
including yours truly are still loosely referred to as NRIs and even though
they
may have a
PIO or OCI card, they will not have the right to vote in India. Many countries
have the absentee ballot provision. I am surprised that India which has its
citizens living in various countries all around the world, still does not have
this facility. I am a US citizen living in India
and make it a point to vote in my local and national elections in the USA by
absentee ballot.
The ballot is sent to me by mail and I mail it back. I hope India extends this
facility to all its
citizens no matter where they are.
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