The Odisha Chapter of the Campaign for Electoral Reforms in India (CERI) organised a public meeting here on Saturdayand stressed on introduction of proportional representation electoral system in the country by replacing the present First Past the Post (FPTP) system.
A booklet on proportional electoral system written by CERI national coordinator Manas Jena was released by CPI (M) leader Janardana Pati. Odia daily ‘Nyayabati’ editor Ramesh Mohanty presided over the meeting. CPI State secretary Dibakar Nayak, former MlA Radhakanta Sethy, former Finance Minister Panchanan Kanungo, Odisha Communist Party president Ajeya Rout, Prof Bijaya Bohidar, Republican Party of India president Abdul Walli and Samruddha Odisha president Dr Jatish Mohanty spoke.
The participants resolved to involve students and youths in this campaign and inform people about the proportional representation system, which is practised in 90 countries.
They termed FPTP as a colonial legacy with a number of political and governance limitations.