Mumbaikars Share Inked Selfie With #VotedForAarey, Ask Voters To Choose Their Leaders Wisely
Aarey forest in Mumbai has been a burning topic for over a few months now since the news of tree felling order reached the ears of nature-conserving Mumbaikars.
Just as today, people in Maharashtra stepped out and voted in the Assembly polls, choosing leaders who care for the environment remained a top priority for millennials who protested day and night to save trees from being cut.
Many took to microblogging platform Twitter and shared selfies with an inked finger. But what set them apart was a call to think and then vote for candidates who care for the nature and well-being of environment.
A user wrote:
¡°Voted to get a leader who is from a party that walks the talk given as commitment to its voters in Delhi.. Voted to prevent Aarey like disaster Voted to get the right to good life, for a better future for all¡±
Voted to get a leader who is from a party that walks the talk given as commitment to its voters in Delhi..
¡ª Sapna hariharan (@chimni_sapna) October 21, 2019
Voted to prevent Aarey like disaster
Voted to get the right to good life, for a better future for all pic.twitter.com/Qjkz5tt734
Young voters urged fellow voters to not forget that saving nature means saving humanity.
They reminded that flora and fauna in Mumbai is at an immense risk due to construction activities and development. PMC crisis and killing of tigress Avni were among the top reasons that played a pivotal role as voters demanded change.
Many shared their inked selfies with hashtags such as #VotedForAarey and #VoteForChange
Voted Against Dictatorship ??????
¡ª Mayur Khadse (@MayurKhadse11) October 21, 2019
Voted For Remaining Aarey And Remaining Avni (Tigers T1) ??#MaharashtraAssemblyElections #VoteKarMaharashtra pic.twitter.com/zzlDe20CMo
I voted for #Aarey #VoteFotAarey #AareyForest pic.twitter.com/2vu3cf0Nxm
¡ª Nayomie PK (@PNayomie) October 21, 2019
#VoteForChange #????_????#VoteKarMaharashtra
¡ª Sayaji#ThrowGovOut (@Sayaji06192130) October 21, 2019
PMC bank crisis, Aarey trees cutting. Remove all those who voted for Aarey tree cutting & vote new party (MNS,VBA). Show them public is boss & stop cart shed. pic.twitter.com/ldgDXX4N7V
#MaharashtraAssemblyPolls #VoteMumbai
¡ª NIKHIL GUPTA(PRINCE) (@nikhilprince98) October 21, 2019
Voted for the Candidate who will Save Aarey Forest
#MaharashtraAssemblyPolls #VoteMumbai
¡ª NIKHIL GUPTA(PRINCE) (@nikhilprince98) October 21, 2019
Voted for the Candidate who will Save Aarey Forest
#VotedForAarey
¡ª balioscope (@balioscope) October 21, 2019
Petition: https://t.co/GR2SFbAmxP@MirrorNow @mid_day @TheQuint @ZeeNews @BBCHindi @LoksattaLive @aajtak @IndianExpress @sakaltimes @the_hindu @TOIMumbai @htTweets pic.twitter.com/wTa1QKZGUI
#aareyaikana #MyVote goes to #aarey
¡ª Sheetal Mhatre (@Mhatre_Sheetal) October 21, 2019
I have voted for #environment , have u???#MyVoteMySelfie #MyVoteMyRight #VoteMumbai #VoteKarMaharashtra #????????????????????????? #?????_??? #aareykillerdevendra #Aravallis #aareyprotest pic.twitter.com/2x7PSerTyU
Nimish #VotedForAarey
¡ª AareyConservationGrp #VoteForAarey (@ConserveAarey) October 21, 2019
Did you?#MaharashtraAssemblyPolls#VoteKarMaharashtra #AssemblyElections2019 #SaveAareyForest #Mumbai #SaveAareySaveMumbai pic.twitter.com/Co0OcJpesl
Politicians have faced the ire of public for cutting trees in Aarey Milk Colony overnight for the construction of metro car shed amid protests by activists and common public.
