DC CHANDER GAIND FLAGS OFF AWARENESS VAN TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF RIGHT TO VOTE

EXHORT PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE ENTHUSIASTICALLY IN THE UPCOMING LOK SABHA POLLS AND MAKE FEROZEPUR HIGHEST VOTING TURNOUT DISTRICT Ferozepur, April 30, 2019: In an attempt to make people aware about the importance of the right to vote and to encourage them to participate in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls, the Deputy Commissioner Cum District Election Officer Chander Gaind along with General Observer Mashir Alam today flagged off an awareness van for the district. Divulging the details, DC Gaind said that the van would play an instrumental role in awakening the people about their voting rights. He said that the van, fitted with an audio system would visit the villages and towns in the district and spread the message of ethical voting to the masses. On this occasion General Observer Alam said that van was a part of Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) initiative of the district administration to encourage the voters to participate in the upcoming polls. The Deputy Commissioner expressed hope that the van would act as a catalyst to make the people, especially youngsters about their voting rights. He said that this medium would be aptly utilized for generating maximum awareness amongst the masses so that they could actively participate in the ongoing democratic process. “It was the foresight of our forefathers that we as citizens of India having voting right, whereas there are several countries where people don’t have voting right and dictatorship is prevailing there”, said DC Gaind. “However, it is unfortunate on the part of voters, especially educated and urban society voters that the poll percentage always remains low in urban areas, which is also known as urban apathy. He called upon people especially urban youngsters to come up on May 19 (The Voting Day) and exercise their franchise,so that Ferozepur district could be put up in the list of top voting districts of Punjab”, he further added. On the occasion SVEEP Coordinator Dr. Satinder Singh, Executive Engineer Birpartap Singh, DDPO Harjinder Singh and Election Tehsildar Chaand Parkash were also present.