votes, nor did I need to. Those men who were opposing me tried all types of
tricks to scare away the voters, and even tried to entice them, but ultimately
failed. The villagers reprimanded them for creating trouble unnecessarily
and so they were finally subdued.
The levels of awareness and education in our community is particularly low,
so people suffer a lot as they lack basic amenities and also the information
required to avail them. Even I was ignorant about the rules and regulations
of Panchayats; my roles and responsibilities as a representative and of the
various Schemes and welfare programmes instituted by the government for
the benefit of the people. After attending the training with THP-NSS, I have
learnt how to serve my people better and am trying my best to learn the ropes
of administration as quickly as possible.