Eunuch seeks right to vote in Maharashtra polls

A eunuch has moved the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission seeking the right to vote for his community and transgenders in the forthcoming Maharashtra state Assembly polls. In the complaint, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi termed the denial of right to vote as gross violation of human rights in the state.

Supported by a group of four law students, Tripathi demanded that the state should extend the fundamental right of voting to eunuchs and transgenders.

The SHRC issued notices to the chief secretary of the state with a direction to ensure that departments concerned file their reply to the complaint by November 4.