UAE NRIs unhappy over voting rights with no absentee voting facility

 Many NRIs from UAE lamented on government for not providing absentee voting rights for NRIs.

• Sri Priyaa, the director general of Sharjah's Indian Trade and Exhibition Centre.
• K Kumar, who heads the Dubai-based Indian Community Welfare Committee.
• Abhimanyu Giri, the managing director of a trading company in Dubai,

Sanjay Verma, Indian consular officer, told that he would be happy to provide voting rights at embassies but the decision has to be taken by the central government in New Delhi.

Source: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/non-resident-indians-criticise-voting-change