– General Supervisor Shri Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha started the green election process in Garhshankar.
– During the rehearsal of polling parties in Mahilpur, message was given to them not to use ‘single use plastic’
– Said, Garhshankar will act as a model for assembly constituency elections
– General Supervisor Dr. Heera Lal called for green elections
Hoshiarpur/ Daljeet Ajnoha/May 19
General Supervisor of Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency, Dr. Hira Lal today visited Garhshankar assembly constituency to launch the green election process and said that Garhshankar assembly constituency will act as a model for elections. During this time, SDM-cum-Assistant Returning Officer Garhshankar Shivraj Singh Bal was also present with him.
The General Supervisor said that
He has come to Garhshankar in Sri Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency today with the aim of converting the slogan given by the Election Commission of conducting ‘Green Elections’ into ground reality. During the rehearsal of polling parties organized in Mahilpur, he said that more and more trees should be planted to reduce carbon emissions during the election process and minimum use of plastic should be ensured during training, departure and return of teams and counting. He said that in the light of the ‘Green Elections’ resolution of the Election Commission of India, our slogan should be free, fair, transparent and environment-friendly election process. He said that for this purpose, while political parties/candidates should be encouraged not to use ‘single use plastic’, the government staff engaged in election administration should also be a part of this ‘Green Election’ campaign. During this period he also distributed saplings to the polling staff.
Elaborating, General Election Supervisor Dr. Hira Lal said that when we train the polling personnel, we should not spread garbage at that place and should take care of cleanliness. Similarly, on the day when the polling parties are sent from the dispatch centers to the polling stations and later in the evening when the EVMs are collected, cleanliness should also be maintained and ‘single-use plastic’ should be avoided. He asked the Assistant Returning Officer to prepare a plan to give necessary guidelines to the polling parties for the complete implementation of the ‘Green Election’ campaign at the polling stations. Along with arranging minimum facilities for the voters coming to all the polling booths on the day of polling, he also asked them to arrange various types of plants for them so that the voters coming to the polling booth to cast their vote can use the saplings received from the polling booth as their own. Celebrate the festival of democracy by planting it in your home or field.
On this occasion, he also encouraged the BLOs who played an excellent role in the election process and also started green elections by planting saplings. Other officers were also present on this occasion.
