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Political parties’ agents to involve more in electoral rolls revisions
Agartala, Aug 25 (IANS) The Election Commission has asked chief electoral officers (CEOs) of all states and union territories to involve Booth Level Agents (BLAs) of political parties more extensively in the special summary revision of photo electoral rolls across the country, an official said here on Friday.
The Election Commission in its August 23 letter to all CEOs of 27 states, excluding election-bound Gujarat and Himchal Pradesh, and seven union territories has directed them to conduct special summary revisions of the photo electoral rolls with January 1, 2018, as qualifying date of age.
“The Commission has asked to involve the BLAs more extensively in doing the special summary revisions of the photo-affixed voters’ list. Only the BLAs of national political parties would be involved in the process,” a Tripura Election Department official said.
Currently, India has seven national parties — the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Trinamool Congress.
The poll panel in its letter said that CEOs would ask the recognised national political parties to identify and appoint one BLA in each polling station to involve them in the campaign.
The BLAs along with the poll panel’s Booth Level Officers (BLO) would go through the draft electoral rolls and identify the suitable corrections.
“With a view to ensure more involvement of political parties, the Commission has allowed BLAs of recognised political parties to file applications in bulk, subject to the condition that a BLA shall not submit more than 10 application in prescribed form to BLO at one time or in one day,” the EC’s letter said.
“If a BLA files more than 30 applications during entire period of filing claims and objections, then cross verification must be done by electoral registration officers themselves.”
The official said that as per the Election Commission schedule, West Bengal is the first state that published the draft electoral rolls on August 22 followed by Tripura on August 24.
The others would publish the draft electoral rolls in September, October and November keeping in mind the local conditions and the final electoral rolls of all states and union territories would be published by the second week of January 2018.
The official also said that Gram Sabhas would be held in all villages, and similar public gatherings in municipal council or corporation areas, to make people aware about the special summary revisions.
Stressing at least two Gram Sabhas must be held in each Gram Panchayat area during the revision process, he said that that the Commission wants an error-free voters’ list, including all eligible people in the electoral rolls. “In the Gram Sabha, existing rolls (draft rolls) would be read out and appropriate steps would be taken on the spot.”
The dates of the Gram Sabha would be fixed by the Election Commission in consultations with the states concerned or election authorities.
In Tripura, the draft electoral rolls were published on Thursday.
Currently Tripura has 2,505,997 voters, of them 1,230,628 females.
“In each summary revision of electoral rolls two to three per cent voters were increased. This is an all India phenomenon. However, during election year, the increase is slightly more,” the official added.
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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