Voter awareness van flagged off in Fatehgarh Sahib

Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, December 15

To educate voters to cast their vote without any pressure, fear, lust, greed or influence, Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Poonamdeep Kaur today flagged off a special van fitted with audio-visual devices to create awareness on importance of voting.

The van will cover all the three Assembly constituencies falling in the district — Fatehgarh Sahib, Amloh and Bassi Pathana — and spread the message of the Election Commission of India that people should exercise their franchise.

The DC said the Constitution gave the right to vote, and it became the duty of every citizen to cast vote to strengthen the democracy. She said as per the directions of the Election Commission, anyone who attained the age of 18 could enrol as a voter by filling Form No. 6. One could also call on helpline ‘1950,’ she added.

Poonamdeep said the awareness campaign would be taken to the grassroots level, even in remote rural areas, and the SDMs were directed to supervise the drive in their respective areas. She said the awareness van would provide information about the Election Commission’s c-VIGIL app and Voter Helpline ‘1950’. People would also be made aware about the importance of voting. She said signboards, hoardings and banners were also being put up in public places to spread awareness.