Far from the battlefields of Iraq and
Afghanistan, drones are set to take poll
campaigning to new heights in the Capital. A
group of students at IIT-Delhi have designed a
drone – an unmanned flying vehicle – to carry
banners asking people to vote for BJP PM
candidate Narendra Modi.
The lightweight equipment can reach a height
of 4,000 feet and has a reach of 1,000
metres. The remote-controlled object will fly
around open spaces – like parks and grounds –
and drop pamphlets in support of Modi as PM,
besides acting as a banner in the sky for the
Gujarat chief minister.
“The drone is in its final stages of completion
and will soon be used to reach out to voters in
Delhi. The exterior of the drone will carry the
message “Modi for PM” while we can also drop
pamphlets through it in the area of
campaigning,” said Sanjay Kharwar, who
developed the drone with two of his college
friends – Brij Kishore Maurya and Tanmay
Bunkar.
Keeping Delhi’s cramped public spaces in
mind, the trio installed a sensor in the drone
so that it can send an alert to the operator if a
building or wire is near.
“The drone can work without the operator but
due to narrow streets and overhead wires, it
will be controlled by a remote by our
volunteer. It can also carry an audio message
but we will have to check with the agencies
concerned before we start it,” said Bunkar.
Once part of Anna Hazare’s movement against
corruption, the students maintain that they
only support Modi and not any particular
political party.
“We want a person with vision, someone who
has a clean record and stands for
development. This is the reason for us
supporting Modi. We will not campaign for any
party or candidate as our only intention is to
make Modi the PM,” said Maurya.
The trio is a part of a group called IITians
Support Modi that has more than 500 IIT
students nationwide. In Delhi alone, the group
has about 250 volunteers who are also active
on social media.
Modi has received strong support among
IITians this election season with students
asking people to vote for the BJP PM
candidate. Interestingly, Modi is fighting
against an IIT alumnus, Arvind Kejriwal, in a
keenly-watched contest in Varanasi.
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