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Children celebrate National Voter’s Day
It was a visual treat as thousands of children from all the educational institutions in and around Medak town took out rallies to converge at the chaman (the heart of Medak town) to spread awareness on the need to vote on the eve of seventh National Voter’s Day on Wednesday.
Medak: It was a visual treat as thousands of children from all the educational institutions in and around Medak town took out rallies to converge at the chaman (the heart of Medak town) to spread awareness on the need to vote on the eve of seventh National Voter’s Day on Wednesday.
Children from schools and junior colleges participated in unprecedented numbers, playing drums and marching on the main roads of Medak town. There were children dressed-up as freedom fighters and carried placards with impressive slogans on why people needed to vote.
Speaking at the event, district Collector Bharati Hollikeri said that the event was a preparatory awareness exercise for the run-up to 2019 general elections and that this year’s objective was to influence the ‘young and future’ voters.
“Vote should be used irrespective of caste and religion as every vote counts, because it decides our future. So everyone should make an informed decision to vote for the right person,” she said, adding that people shouldn’t fall prey to cash or other freebies to exercise their valuable vote.
District Superintendent of Police Chandana Deepti asked the people to vote for those who would protect the people and their freedom. Mock parliament, mock assembly, essay writing, drawing, elocution competitions were also held recently, for which prizes were distributed to the winners at the event.
Students from Medak had also won the first prize for state-level mock parliament competitions held in Hyderabad. Some of the children who had just turned eighteen were also given EPIC cards and badges by Rajkumar, Additional District Judge, who was the Chief Guest at the event.
Pigeons were released as a symbol of peace by the district Collector and colourful balloons were released into the sky. Children also pledged to use their valuable vote once they turn 18, as the Chief Guest read it out.
However, cultural groups which performed at the event kept singing songs praising the work of ‘KCR Saru’ and explaining about how the State government’s welfare schemes were benefiting the people.
That made it feel like it was a political party’s meeting rather than an awareness programme to encourage young minds without any political affiliation to exercise their vote when they turn 18.
