Covid Positive will be able to cast their vote at the polling station in the last hour – ADC Gurpreet Singh Thind
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Patiala News, January 19, 2022 –
Patiala’s Additional Deputy Commissioner (G) -cum-Additional District Election Officer Gurpreet Singh Thind said that as per the directions of the Election Commission, strict arrangements are being made for the voting of every eligible voter. He said that postal ballot papers would be issued from February 13 to 17 to the voters over 80 years of age, including Covid-positive voters, hospitalized corona patients, and Diwans who could not go to the polls themselves.
A.D.C. Thind clarified that this would not be the case for the covid patients who tested positive on February 18, 19, and 20 and those who would like to go to the booth to cast their vote on their own. They will be able to cast their vote by going to the polling booth with utmost caution.
Praising the representatives of social service organizations present in the meeting, ADC Thind said that there are 34 thousand senior citizen voters and 12061 Diwang Jan voters in the district. Will be taken.
He said that sign language flakes would be installed for the deaf and hard of hearing voters while assistance has also been provided for the deaf and hard of hearing citizens. In addition, the NSS And volunteers from the Nehru Youth Center will also be cooperating and election friends will be stationed at each booth.
While conducting the proceedings of the meeting, the nodal officer of Sweep, Prof. Mr. Gurbakhshish Singh Antal and District Social Security Officer and Nodal Officer Mr. Virender Singh Tiwana said that the Monitoring Committee, while discharging its responsibilities well, would make all necessary arrangements to make the voting of Diwang Jan and Senior Citizens mandatory in a timely manner.
On this occasion state icon social science professor from the district Dr. Kiran, Cyclist Jagwinder Singh, President of Patiala Deaf Society Jagdeep Singh, Lakhwinder Sareen of HelpPage, Col. Karmindra Singh, Col. J.S. Thind, A.S. Aulakh, Sushmita Sidhu, Sushma Visal, Rosie Sareen, Yadvinder Singh, AETC. Manohar Singh, D.D.P.O. Roop Singh, District Program Officer Naresh Kamboj, CDPOs, and other officials were present.
