Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 22: With a view to encouraging and sensitizing first time voters for registration as voters and participating in democratic processes, BJP leaders today elaborated on ‘Voter Chetna Mahaabhiyaan” launched by party on national level with a view to sensitizing, motivating and facilitating first time voters.
Priya Sethi former Minister, BJP NEM & Headquarter Incharge and Ranbir Singh Pathania former MLA and BJP spokesperson while talking to media persons here said that BJP national president, Jagat Prakash Nadda launched the nationwide Voter Chetna Mahabhiyaan to ensure that every eligible person gets registered as a voter and participate in the MahaYagya of democracy.
J&K BJP Media incharge Dr Pardeep Mahotra, Election Management Department in charge Parduman Singh and SEM Shailja Gupta were also present in the press conference.
Priya Sethi said J&K BJP president, Ravinder Raina launched the Mahaabhiyaan in the Union Territory while asking every party activist to assist the masses to get themselves registered or get their details modified to the latest.
Sethi added that the party workers will put all their efforts to immediately get all eligible voters included in the new voter revision. She said that the BJP workers at the ground level will also be actively involved in the meticulous cross-checking of the voter lists so that all discrepancies/loose gaps could be effectively plugged out. She said that free and fair elections is the very bedrock of democracy and BJP is committed to it. “It is the duty of all of us that we ensure that all eligible people are able to vote in a most free and fair environment and in line with the mandate of the law of land,. We all need to act as harbingers of the new change in J&K,. We also need to act on a mission mode and educate the people about basic rights as well as responsibilities of voters”, she added.
Ranbir Singh Pathania underscored upon the need and the necessity of the first time voters to get themselves enrolled. He said that all those voters who have attained 18 years of age on first of October 2023 should immediately get themselves enrolled with their concerned BLO or ERO or AEROs. The applications can be sent physically or can also be made online . The two proofs which are required, one is age proof another is address proof. The law says that a person can be enrolled at a place where he is ‘ordinarily residing’. He called for positive cooperation from the election staff.
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