The Hindu 05.04.2013
Voting is not only your right, it is your duty: HDMC Commissioner
Though election fever is yet to grip the district due to
the delay in finalising the candidates by political parties, the
voter’s awareness programmes being conducted on the direction of the
Election Commission are going on in full swing here.
People
from different walks of life, including government officials, students
and the public took part in the event on Thursday, which was organised
by the Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Programme (SVEEP) in
association with the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Hubli-Dharwad
Municipal Corporation (HDMC) Commissioner and SVEEP committee Deputy
Chairman Y.S. Patil flagged off the walkathon at Kadapa Maidan grounds.
Mr.
Patil appealed to the people, especially those who have attained 18
years, to vote. Exercising one’s franchise was not simply a fundamental
right, it was also a duty, he said. Arrangements had been made to enrol
names till April 7.
Voters must verify the inclusion of their names to avoid confusion at the last minute, he said.
The
walkathon passed through the old bus station, Lain Bazaar, Lakshmi
talkies, Hindi Prachar Sabha and Alur Venkat Rao Bhavan, before
culminating at the R.N. Shetty Stadium. Mr. Patil accompanied the
participants till the end of the event. Schoolchildren caught the
public’s attention by holding placards urging people to enrol as voters
and exercise their franchise without fail.