Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 03, 2019: Popular Punjabi singer cum actor Tarsem Jassar has been entrusted as District icon for Fatehgarh Sahib under Sveep (Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation) programme, said Jaspreet Singh IAS, Additional District Electoral Officer-Cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner, while talking to media persons here today after handing him a letter in this regard.
Justifying in recognising him as ICON, ADC said that Jassar is a famous personality known for his writing, singing and acting all over the world. He also have large number of followers on social media with which he could play an important role for motivating the people to register themselves as voters and to cast their vote during the during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
He said that district administration has been organising various activities under SVEEP to create awareness regarding the right to vote,EVM and VVPAT. Besides this District Administration has also been creating the awareness regarding various Apps launched by Election Commission of India and also about the use of helplines such as 1950.
Expressing his gratitude for the responsibility, Jassar assured that he will fulfill the responsibility assigned to him with best of his ability to strengthening the democracy by motivating the people to come forward for registration as voters and also to exercise their right to vote.