CEO administers Voters’ pledge at Ridge
It was for the first time that a voters’ pledge was administered to the citizens at historic Ridge, Shimla by Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Maneesh Garg today.
The CEO also flagged off an awareness rally at Ridge, comprising of around 300 volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers from Lakkar Bazar, Lalpani, Portmore schools and ITI Sanjauli till Chotta Shimla and back, with placards and sloganeering to create awareness and motivate people ‘must vote’ for strengthening the democracy. A cultural programme was also organized at the Ridge and Chotta shimla with the message ‘one must vote’, by the Central Bureau of Communication, Shimla.
It is pertinent to mention here that Election department had launched an intensive programme UTSAV (Universal Transparent Election through Systematic Awareness) in Himachal Pradesh, to inform, motivate and facilitate all eligible citizens to participate in Election process under the SVEEP mass mobilization activity.
The CEO said that it was for the first time that a Voters pledge was administered to the people, so as to motivate them for exercising their franchise in the greatest festival of democracy, on 12th November 2022. Similar oath was also administered in Government offices and other establishments across the State.
