Punjab elections: Amritsar ropes in conjoined twins Sohna, Mohna to sensitise voters

Amritsar, January 24: With the Punjab Assembly elections nearing, the authorities are making all efforts to sensitise people to the importance of voting. In one such instance, the Amritsar administration has roped in conjoined twins Sohna and Mohna to exhort people to exercise their right to franchise. Sohna and Mohna, who are conjoined twins, were abandoned by their parents. In June last year, they managed to secure their ‘separate’ voting rights, and they will be casting their vote for the first time in the Punjab Assembly elections scheduled for February 20. [caption id="attachment_575201" align="aligncenter"] Sohna and Mohna have two hearts, two pairs of arms, kidneys, and spinal cords, but a single liver, gall bladder, spleen, and one pair of legs.[/caption] Also read | Now, six members can register using one mobile number on CoWIN portal Under a special project ‘Sanmaan’, the Amritsar administration has chalked out a programme with a slogan “Aao Vote Paun Chaliye” (Come, let’s go and vote). Sohna and Mohna would lead the project representing the PwD (persons with disabilities) and first-time voters. Earlier, the conjoined twins from Amritsar had bagged a job in the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). [caption id="attachment_575199" align="aligncenter"] Under a special project ‘Sanmaan’, the Amritsar administration has chalked out a programme with a slogan “Aao Vote Paun Chaliye” (Come, let’s go and vote).[/caption] They are inmates of Pingalwara and hold a diploma (electrician) from ITI. They are now working as Regular T Mate (RTM) at the 66-KV PSPCL office near the dental college in Amritsar. Notably, Sohna and Mohna have two hearts, two pairs of arms, kidneys, and spinal cords, but a single liver, gall bladder, spleen, and one pair of legs. They were born on June 14, 2003, at New Delhi’s Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, but were abandoned by their parents. Also read | Fresh Covid-19 cases decline, schools reopen in this state [caption id="attachment_575197" align="aligncenter"] They are inmates of Pingalwara and hold a diploma (electrician) from ITI.[/caption] -PTC News