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| local. | 11/10/02 |
Cong wants to make sure voters
cast ballots
Aizawl Oct 10:The Aizawl District Congress Congress Committee today met the Aizawl District Deputy Commissioner C Ropianga to discuss problems of non-casting of ballots by voters at Village Council elections.
The ADCC members, led by their president R Lalzirliana MLA told the deputy commissioner that to ensure voters cast their ballots, male and female police personnel must be posted at every polling booth to check pockets, bags and other receptacles of voters who have come out of the enclosure to ensure that voters do not pocket the ballots and that the ballots had been deposited in the appropriate boxes.
The Congress members said they had a cordial discussion with the deputy commissioner and they have every reason to believe that their suggestions would be carried out.
In the Mizoram VC election voting system, every candidate has a separate ballot box which is kept inside an enclosure with all the other boxes of other candidates.
A voter, after he has been given his ballot papers, enters the enclosed area and deposits his ballot papers in his choice of ballot boxes.
Since no one is allowed to see the voter casting his ballots, a voter can take out his ballot papers without anyone the wiser whether he had cast his votes or not. A voter can then dispose of his ballot papers for cash or kind.
Governor back after touring south
Aizawl Oct 10 :Governor A R Kohli arrived back in the city today after touring the south of the state for 10 days.
The governor, who halted at Serchhip for the night on Wednesday was received warmly today by the people of Tlungval.
Talking to the people, the governor said after he had visited every nook and corner of the state, he knows all the hardships the people are facing and that he is doing everything within his power to help them.
He urged the people of Tlungvel village to palnt more fruit trees and to have more orchards and said he would look into problem they face in obtaining land and seeds.
However, the governor said he would be unable to help them in their demand for establishment of a Sainik school in their village.
Rajat to report bad quality of rice
Aizawl Oct 10 :Javat Rajat, National Secretary of the JDU today told reporters at a press conference that he will give a report of the bad quality of rice at godowns in the state.
Talking to reporters, Rajat said he had inspected the rice godowns Wednesday and had seen the quality of the rice meant for distribution to BPL families.
"I saw that the quality of the rice was very bad and I would not want anyone to eat this kind of rice. I will report this matter to Central officials as soon as I get back to Delhi," he said.
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