With the Assembly election fever at its peak, Vikas Bharti tried adding the desired push to it. The organisation through a public discussion on Sunday presented picture while painting democracy in meaningful manner with an eye on making the voters aware.
Ashok Bhagat, secretary of the Vikas Bharti, said, "People abuse government for four years and again select them blindly to rule us. We should vote for the one who is least evil." Role of BlOs was also come for discussion which saw participation the fields of medicine, teaching, social service and politics.
"Your polling booth might change sometimes. My wife, my son and I have three different polling booths this time. Voting must be above 95 per cent in an ideal democratic nation,” said Dr. Yashwant Singh.
Another talking point was regarding the 19-21% voter's turnout during mayor's election in June. Dr. lR Saini, Principal of DAV School, mentioned, “The voting turnout was very less during mayoral election. Known worldwide for our democracy, it is our responsibility to gather a huge voting turnout. Rural population seems much more concerned about the elections rather than the urban elite class. Voting turnout in remote areas has always been higher than the cities.”
NOTA system was also highlighted during the discussion and also the need to present better candidates into the fray. Noted businessman Pawan Bajaj said, “We had formed a link of 30-35 people in and around five polling booths in our area during last elections. Using laptops and smartphones, they made voters aware who were turning up late for voting.”