Summary:
Pithoragarh: Namik village in Munsyari tehsil of Pithoragarh has not seen a single neta on campaign trail reach the village during parliamentary elections. The village situated 2,700 metres above sea level at the foot of Namik and Hiramani glacier, has 407 voters. Almost 9 km of the trek route is through treacherous and steep terrain.Because no neta comes here, residents say that their village as well as their grievances have been overlooked by politicians. Jamwal recalls that the only time they had seen a politician in the village was in 2014, when Harish Rawat soon after being appointed the chief minister, had reached the village on a chopper to announce a 17 km road to connect the village to the outside world. “From 1951 to 2014, 16 parliamentary elections have been held, but no politician has ever come here to lend an ear to our problems,” said Tulsi Jamwal, gram pradhan of the village..