1,38,196 PwD voters in Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana chief electoral officer Anurag Agarwal said that for the convenience of visually impaired voters in the state, Epic cards and photo voter slips have been printed in Braille script. Apart from this, many types of facilities are being provided to differently-abled voters, including the provision of wheelchairs, ramps at polling stations and transport facilities, he said. The number of identified Persons with Disabilities (PwD) voters in Lok Sabha Election-2019 was 1,0,4000 which has now increased to 1,38,196 in the General Assembly Elections-2019, he said. There are 11,660 visually impaired voters, 8428 speech and hearing impaired voters, 79537 PwD voters and 38,571 other Divyang voters in the state.
Name in Voters's list must to cast vote
Chandigarh: Haryana joint electoral officer, Inder Jeet said, only the voter whose name is there in the voters’ list could exercise his franchise. He said that if a voter's name is in the voter list but he does not have an EPIC card, then he can cast his vote by showing 11 alternative identity proofs as specified by the Election Commission. He said for the convenience of the voters, 'Voter Search Engine' has been made available on website https://ceoharyana.nic.in/. Apart from this, voters can also check their votes by calling helpline number - 1950.
Himachal declares Oct 21 as paid holiday
Shimla: Himachal Government has declared a special paid holiday on October 21, which is poll day, for the registered voters of Haryana only, in border areas of Sirmour and Solan districts of Himachal Pradesh, on account of General Election of Legislative Assembly of Haryana. A notification to this regard has been issued. The special paid holiday will be applicable to all Government/Semi Government employees and to the employees working in Boards, Corporations, Educational Institutions and Industrial Establishments who are registered voters of Haryana. The special paid holiday will be given only to employees, only on the production of certificate of the Presiding Officer concerned that the employee has actually cast his/ her vote.
Dushyant gets threat call from Abu Dhabi
Chandigarh: Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) president Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said he received a threat to life on his phone from Abu Dhabi. The 31-year-old great-grandson of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal is in fray from Uchana Kalan in Jind district. Police said that an informal complaint was received from Dushyant.
Cong hits BJP over farmers’ suicide
Chandigarh: Hitting at BJP, senior Congress leader Shakti Singh Gohil said that BJP-led government in the State has failed in all fronts. He said farmers’ suicide rose upto 110 per cent in five years while unemployed upto 28.7 per cent. No recruitment has been done by the government even though there has been acute shortage of teachers in primary and secondary education, he said, adding as per available data, Haryana stood fourth position in crime in the country. This happened due to increase in unemployment and poor governance.
‘PM doesn't listen to voice of downtrodden’
Dadri: JJP leader and party candidate from Badhada, Naina Chautala on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi did "Man ki Baat" but never listened to the voice of farmers, workers, youth, women, shopkeepers and others. Campaigning in her constituency, she claimed that people were getting disillusioned from BJP due to these reasons.