Empower Electorate, Get rid of Environment Of Concern: Bengal Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar mentioned citizens must be made vigilant and knowledgeable. (Record)
Kolkata:
At the 11th Nationwide Electorate’ Day, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday requested West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee to empower and tell citizens, be sure their protection and do away with an environment of worry.
“Make all efforts #NationalVotersDay to make Electorate Empowered, Vigilant, Protected and Knowledgeable @MamataOfficial. Environment of worry for voter-the splendid stakeholder, will have to be conquer,” Mr Dhankhar tweeted on Monday.
Additional, caution the state executive equipment together with the police, in opposition to political bias, Mr Dhankhar in his tweet mentioned, “Absence of political neutrality @WBPolice @HomeBengal can be culpable resulting in penalties.”
This comes as West Bengal will to visit polls this yr for 294 meeting seats.
The West Bengal Governor had the day past instructed folks to pledge at no cost and honest elections within the state forward of Republic Day. He has emphasized that the state can prosper simplest when democracy is authorized to serve as in a unfastened and honest approach.
“Our State can flourish simplest when Democracy blossoms. For this unfastened and honest election @MamataOfficial management @HomeBengal and police @WBPolice need to be “politically impartial”. Let”s pledge in this Republic Day to succeed in in State unfastened & honest elections shun of violence”, tweeted Mr Dhankhar the day past, asking Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal Govt and the police to be politically impartial.
In the meantime, the Splendid Court docket on Monday refused to entertain a plea in the hunt for to make sure unfastened and honest Meeting elections in West Bengal and in addition to supply coverage to the opposition leaders within the state.
A bench headed by means of Justice Ashok Bhushan brushed aside the petition and granted liberty to the petitioner to way different treatments to be had in legislation.
The theme for this yr’s Nationwide Electorate’ Day celebrations is ”Making Our Electorate Empowered, Vigilant, Protected and Knowledgeable”. It envisages lively and participative citizens right through elections. It additionally specializes in EC’s dedication against accomplishing elections safely right through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Nationwide Electorate’ Day has been celebrated on January 25 yearly since 2011, around the nation to mark the basis day of the Election Fee of India in January 25, 1950.
