Amritsar Vikas Manch, a NGO about 20 years standing has appealed to the people to realize the the importance of their right to vote and the strength of each and every vote.
The Patrons of the Manch Prof. Mohan Singh and Dr. Charanjit Singh Gumtala have observed that electioneering in the state is in full swing and all types of tools for publicity and propaganda are being used to inform, disinform and lure the electorate and even impossible-to-meet promises are eing made by sure-to-lose candidates.
Prof. Mohan Singh and Dr. Gumtala have appealed the enlightened voters to cast their vote without fail but cast the same judiciously rising above consideration of caste, creed or religion. They must remember, they said, that these elections are not for the Vidhan Sabha but the Lok Sabha where policy matters of the entire nation, the entire economy, the country’s safety and security and foreign affairs are discussed and vital decisions made. Hence the candidates or parties who the voters should support must score on national issues like terrorism, population policy, public health, education, environment including climate change and global warming. Parties or candidates who have no views on these matters or who performed poorly on such issues deserve no support, they said.
In countries like U.K/Canada/Newzeland, 99% of the population enjoy the benefits of public health and education which is just fun and free from the tensions and tuitions rampant in our system. The culture of beacon-bearing and siren blaring white cars is not seen anywhere in the world, because all elected represented interact freely with the public and drive their own car without any gunmen and expensive security guards. If at they need, they procure it on their own and bear the expenses from their own pocket. Police in other countries is people friendly and help the people in every problem.
In their appeal to the electorate manch leaders reminded the voter that in many countries of the world, it is compulsory every voters to cast his/her vote and in some countries abstentions are penalised. But in India, they said, Voting has been enshrined as a duty, a democratic duty of every voter. Those who do not vote are not carrying out their duties, they concluded.
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