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At present, the great festival of democracy is going on all over India, that is, the process of voting is going on. In the seventh and last round i.e. on June 1, about 2.15 crore people of entire Punjab will exercise their democratic right to vote. This time the Election Commission has launched a special campaign to make voters aware. 'Sweep' teams are working day and night to provide special incentives to new voters.
This time the district administration is especially contacting NRIs to ensure that this time they come to Punjab on June 1 and cast their votes. Those who want to go abroad in the near future are being appealed to wait till June 1.
Therefore, they are also being given special relaxation. Actually, the Commission wants greater participation of voters in this democratic process. At such a time, the protest by the residents of seven villages bordering Pakistan in Gurdaspur district of Punjab has especially attracted the attention of the people. He has talked about vote boycott.
They want that a permanent bridge should be constructed at Makora Patan as these villages remain cut off from the rest of the country during two-three months of monsoon. Then these villages get completely surrounded by water and then children, elderly, pregnant women and disabled people face a mountain of troubles. Approval for the construction of this bridge was given only in 2021-22 and Rs 100 crore has already come into the account of the Punjab Government, but the construction of the bridge has not started yet, after public pressure the notification was issued two months ago. A proposal was made in which it was said that now rates will be fixed for land acquisition and then tenders for construction will be issued soon.
But till now no government official has even tried to contact the residents of these villages. What is the meaning of a democracy in which the voice of the common people is not heard, that too when they have been demanding construction of the bridge for a long time.
105 years have passed since the democratic election process started in India. In the year 1919, a law was made by the Government of India to hold elections for the bicameral Central Legislative Assembly for the first time. Then in 1920, 66 seats were elected and 38 seats were reserved for Europeans.
In 2014, when Narendra Modi assumed the post of Prime Minister for the first time, he gave such a mindset to his officers to ensure that the benefits of every government scheme reached the last person in their area. If this actually happens then it will be an ideal situation for the country, to realize which everyone will have to work together.