Chandigarh, January 15, 2017: Renowned public interest activist and senior lawyer Sh HC Arora flagged off voter awareness campaign themed "Mera Vote Mera Punjab" for Punjab Elections 2017.
This campaign is organized by ADR and Punjab Election Watch which are apolitical and non partisan, non govt organizations engaged in electoral and political reforms in the country.
The campaign includes multiple activities spread across the state to encourage voters to make an informed choice on 4 Feb 2017.
There will be a week long camp by ADR at Ludhiana from 16 Jan - 22 Jan 2017 to analyse affidavit data of the candidates covering all 117 constituencies of Punjab to prepare reports on criminal,
financial and educational backgrounds of the candidates. These reports shall then be shared with media and voters.
Sh Arora also released video appeals by celebrities from Punjab like cricketer Harbhajan Singh, Sufi Singers Wadali brothers, documentary film maker GS Channi, Guitarist and Singer Harpreet Singh, theater personality Neelam Mansingh Chowdhary, and writer Hartosh Singh Bal to vote carefully after properly checking the antecedents of candidates.
He released posters with mascot Baba Voter Singh who will be the face for soon to be launched publicity campaign in major cities of Punjab which will guide voters to vote for clean and honest candidates.
Those present on this occasion included Jaskirat Singh and Parvinder Singh coordinators Punjab Election Watch, RTI activist Kuldeep Singh Khaira and Harpreet Singh.