<p>Nineteen-year-old conjoined twins Saba and Farah cast their ballot on Wednesday here in the Bihar assembly elections — on a single voter identity card.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“Conjoined twins Saba and Farah have cast their votes at a polling booth near their residence in Samanpura locality in Patna,” an official of the state Election Commission said here.<br />Saba and Farah live with their parents.<br /><br />After casting their votes on a single voter identity card, Saba and Farah told the media that they have decided to use their right to elect a right government in the state.<br /><br />“We have voted as per our willingness to take part in formation of the next government,” they said.<br />Three months ago, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar issued a direction to authorities to increase the twins’ monthly grant to Rs 20,000 from Rs 5,000 after they met him at his weekly janata darbar here and submitted a petition. Two years ago, the state government had agreed to pay the grant following a Supreme Court directive.<br /><br />The apex court had ordered the Bihar government to take care of the twins’ medical expenses. The court’s direction came on a public interest litigation filed by Aarushi Dhasmana, a law student in Pune.<br /><br />Their father Shakeel Ahmad — who runs a small roadside eatery — said the grant would help the family take proper care of the twins.</p>
<p>Nineteen-year-old conjoined twins Saba and Farah cast their ballot on Wednesday here in the Bihar assembly elections — on a single voter identity card.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“Conjoined twins Saba and Farah have cast their votes at a polling booth near their residence in Samanpura locality in Patna,” an official of the state Election Commission said here.<br />Saba and Farah live with their parents.<br /><br />After casting their votes on a single voter identity card, Saba and Farah told the media that they have decided to use their right to elect a right government in the state.<br /><br />“We have voted as per our willingness to take part in formation of the next government,” they said.<br />Three months ago, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar issued a direction to authorities to increase the twins’ monthly grant to Rs 20,000 from Rs 5,000 after they met him at his weekly janata darbar here and submitted a petition. Two years ago, the state government had agreed to pay the grant following a Supreme Court directive.<br /><br />The apex court had ordered the Bihar government to take care of the twins’ medical expenses. The court’s direction came on a public interest litigation filed by Aarushi Dhasmana, a law student in Pune.<br /><br />Their father Shakeel Ahmad — who runs a small roadside eatery — said the grant would help the family take proper care of the twins.</p>