A retired sub-inspector of police in Bhopal, Bibimai Dutta mostly lives alone after her husband passed away in 2017. Originally from Assam’s Majuli island, she has her own home in the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Township, where she has lived since 1964
Name: Bibimai Dutta
Age: 70
Profession: Retired from Madhya Pradesh Police
Education: MA
Family: One brother, three sons, three daughters-in-law, six grandchildren
Place: BHEL Township
Constituency: Bhopal
Profession in 2014: Police officer
Profession in 2019: Retired
Did you vote in 2014, 2019: Yes
Did Modi deliver on his promise of acche din: Yes
How: My most accha din since 2014 was when the Ram Mandir was built in Ayodhya. I want the Mathura temple to be expanded also
Has Modi kept his guarantee? What is there on paper is often not fulfilled. An 80-year old friend has been running from pillar to post to get her unwell daughter enrolled under Ayushman Bharat
What is the single biggest change that has taken place since 2014: Social harmony, care for neighbours, and congeniality have decreased
What is the one issue you would like changed now: Stop increasing the retirement age of government employees. There are educated youngsters struggling to get permanent jobs. Implement VRS for non-performing government staff and give jobs to the deserving ones
What she wants from new govt: Merit-based recruitment and promotions in govt jobs. I was not promoted for 28 years, yet many officers from reserved categories — whom I trained — superseded me
What she doesn’t want from new govt: BJP & Congress should not defame each other. I turn off the news when the debates start, politics irritates me now, and the actions of politicians anger me. Parties must work together for people after elections
- Bhopal votes on May 7
