Before the start of every election rally, the
headman of Mawlynnong, in Meghalaya (Asia ’s cleanest
village), announces a code of conduct for the parties and candidates. He tells
them: “you must maintain cleanliness and tell your partymen not to make the
village dirty”
The villagers have banned poll posters. From
children to the elderly, every person can be seen picking up every bit of trash
and dropping it in cone-shaped bamboo baskets kept on bamboo stands at various
locations. Politicos dare not ignore the code. They know that littering may
cost them votes
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