Protect Voters’ Rights Setting Aside Party Differences
Officials Who Skipped The Meeting and Show No Interest in Party Organisation to Be Dismissed
Devanahalli, May 25: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar today called for safeguarding of people’s voting rights in view of concerns surrounding Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
“No one should lose their right to vote. We must provide people with proper documents and safeguard their votes,” the DCM, who is also the KPCC President, said while speaking to reporters after participating in the event ‘Congress Nade, Mata Rakshane Kade’ (Congress March for Protection of Votes) organized by the KPCC in Devanahalli.
“Everyone must get rid of the notion that this is a mapping process. The enumeration forms issued by BLOs must be mandatorily filled and submitted to election officers along with the required documents. Our workers will be trained for this purpose. BLOs must set aside party differences and cooperate in properly protecting everyone’s right to vote,” he appealed.
Officials Showing No Interest in Party Organisation to Be Dismissed
“We have instructed ministers and MLAs to set aside all other work and focus on this task. In light of party directive to remove officials who were absent from today’s meeting, action will be taken against those who did not attend. Those who show no interest in party organisation will be removed from their positions,” he cautioned.
When asked whether they would protest against the SIR, he said, “Rather than protesting against the SIR, we will focus on spreading awareness about it.”
