Awareness Rally under SVEEP organised at GDC Chatroo
BY ABID PAMPORI
Doda::In order to spread awareness among the students and general public an awareness rally on Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) under the aegis Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav was organised by GDC Chatroo today.
The whole event was organised under the guidance of the Dr Shafqat Hussain Rafiqi and supervison of Dr Ashaq Hussain. In the beginning of the programme an introductory lecture was delivered by Dr Jamsheed Ahmad Nodal officer SVEEP wherein he threw light on the concept of 'My vote, My right'. He urged the students to act as harbingers and pass on the message of electoral participation among the common masses.
Later on a rally of the students, faculty members and non teaching staff was flagged off by Dr Ashaq Hussain. The rally started from GDC Chatroo and culminated at Tourist Reception Centre. The students chanted slogans on voting rights, power of vote, electoral process and carried play cards in various languages.
At TRC the students assembled and expressed their views on the given theme. Later on Dr Ashaq Hussain in his concluding remarks congratulated the faculty members and students for this initiative and assured them of full support in future endeavours. He further threw light on the importance of voting rights and asked the students to get enrolled in the voter list. He further added that a positive message should be passed on to the general public to get them involved in the strengthening the democracy at grassroot level.
Towards the end vote of thanks was presented by Dr Jamsheed Ahmad Nodal Officer SVEEP and refreshment was distributed among the students.
Other faculty members who were presented in the rally are Prof Chander Parkash HoD History, Prof Ajeet Kumar HoD EVS, Prof Chering Dorjee HoD Education, Dr Muddasser Nazar HoD Persian, and Dr Shabir Ahmed HoD Political Science.