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So, we have decided to boycott the elections, and we have planned to hoist black flags on the election day on April 18. Only after the pattas were provided, we will exercise our votes,” Kumaravel added.Residents of Kittampalayam in Thekkalur panchayat have also threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha election demanding to re-lay the road connecting Border Security Force (BSF) camp. Many villagers have submitted a petition regarding this at the Avinashi panchayat union office recently. The road was re-laid despite continuous representations. We have not seen light through any of MPs who represented Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency, under which the area comes,” M Kumaravel, a resident, said.Without pattas, residents were not able to avail loans which require collateral security, and they were deprived of many welfare schemes too.“We are tired of the promises made by the political parties before and after elections..