Special Attraction was SVEEP Booth and Selfie Point
Election dept holds ‘Voters Awareness Campaign at Zero Line’ on Baisakhi Mela at JCP Hussainiwala
Ferozepur, April 13, 2024: Because of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024, for the first time, the Election Department organized a ‘Voters Awareness Campaign at Zero Line’ on Baisakhi Fair at Joint Check Post ( JCP) of India and Pakistan at Hussainiwala international border, as a part of SVEEP (Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation) programme, under directions of Rajesh Dhiman, DEO-cum- Deputy Commissioner. On this occasion, SSP Somya Mishra, and SDM Dr. Charumita also made a special appearance.
The District SVEEP teams made ‘rangolis’, especially during the famous Baisakhi Mela at the martyrdom memorial at Hussainiwala and the Indo-Pak border. Selfie points, flashboards, and placards reached thousands of people and made them aware of the importance of voting.
On this occasion, Tehsildar Elections Chand Prakash and Dr Satinder Singh Sweep Coordinator said that thousands of people who came here under the SVEEP campaign in the popular Baisakhi Mela at Hussainiwala have been made aware of the importance of voting and thousands of people were urged to vote. An appeal was also to the residents of the district, especially the youth, and asked them to register their names in the voter lists as much as possible and to motivate others in this regard so that the youth can participate more and more in the strengthening of the democratic system adding that we should use this constitutional right in favour of a worthy candidate because the future of us and our country depends on our vote. Meanwhile, the youth, women, the disabled and the elderly are also especially encouraged to participate in the elections.
On this occasion, the SVEEP team artists Balkar Singh, Parhat Singh, Ravi Inder Singh Kamal Jeet Singh made the people aware of voting and the importance of voting through songs etc.
Present among others were SVEEP Coordinator Dr Satinder Singh, Secretary Red Cross Ashok Behal, Election Kanungo Gagandeep Kaur, Surinder Kamboj, Sarabjit Singh Bhavra, Kamal Sharma, Lakhwinder Singh, Vipul Narang, Sonu Kashyap.