Dimapur, June 8 (MExN): The Dimapur Urban Council Chairmen Federation (DUCCF) and GB Union Dimapur (Sadar) has resolved to take the clean election campaign in “letter and spirit” to the respective colonies at the grassroot level based on the coordination meeting on May 19 at Lotha Hoho ki, Dimapur.
With the “moral obligation of every colony leaders and public to take corrective measures, the urban genuine voters have strongly resolved to support clean election movement and pledged on the clean election principles.”
Therefore, the DUCCF and GB Union under the banner of Clean Election Committee Dimapur Municipal Area has called upon all GBs, chairmen, council members, women and youth leaders and the residents of colonies to join together and take a concerted effort towards achieving the desired goal.
In support of the clean election campaign initiated by the NBCC and churches, the joint forum of DUCCF & GB Union has laid down common guidelines for all the colonies under urban municipal area to follow. “The proposed follow up action plan will be carried out by all the colonies/municipal area simultaneously, within the month of June,” the Committee informed in a press statement.
Core group meeting
A core group comprising of the colony council members, gbs, women leaders, youth leaders, pastors and church leaders and intellectuals of the colony must be formed (30- 50 members). The Core Group will have a meeting, resolve with strong conviction to take forward the Clean Election Movement in the respective colony. The Core Group will fix the follow up meetings with youths & women group and also fix the colony general meeting on clean election, within the stipulated period. The core group will endeavor to check any malpractices in all election process; enrolment, election canvasing and voting.
Core group meeting with colony youths
Appraise the Young minds about the ills of corruption in the election which is a major cause for every drawback in the society. Let all the youths commit themselves to stand by the clean election movement and take the pledged for their brighter future. Give the responsibilities to the youths to create awareness.
Core group meeting with colony women/mothers
Appraise the womenfolk about the ills of corruption in the election which is a major cause of every drawback in the society. Let all women commit themselves to stand by the clean election movement and take the pledged as it is for the better future of their children.
Colony general meeting on clean election movement
Every colony will call for a general meeting on clean election with the participation from each household and pledge to stand by the clean election movement and thereby eradicate the genesis of corruption for peace, progress and development. The meeting should also resolve to discourage any unethical practice during elections. The meeting should resolve to blacklist any resident who violates the clean election norms and to take severe action against outside/proxy voters disrupting the harmony of the colony. A press release will be given by every colony on the declaration to abide by the clean election principles. “Every colony must conduct the meeting on clean election within the month of June based on the notification circulated,” the Committee directed.
Me & my family pledge on clean election
The DUCCF & GB Union will come up with a pledged sticker (Me & my family pledge on clean election) and seek the support of all churches within municipal area Dimapur to fix a Sunday in the Month of July/August and pray for the clean election movement. The proposed sticker will be blessed and distributed to every household by the respective churches on the designated Sunday. In the presence of the family members the head of the family, with a prayer, will paste the pledged sticker at the main entrance door of the house. This pasted pledged sticker will be the sign of promise taken by the household for all time to come. The committee will also rope in the various non Naga communities to cover the municipal business areas. Every household within Dimapur urban municipal area will be covered under this clean election movement of pledged sticker pasting.
The joint forum envisages that the concept of pledged sticker will be emulated by various youth bodies, NGOs and Churches of other districts as well. The Joint Forum also appeals to all councils and GBs of urban areas of other districts to take initiative and implement their own convenient road map on clean election campaign.
“The Joint Forum firmly believes that if every individual and households takes one small step in the right direction it will be a Giant Leap for our State towards better future,” the statement added.
Clean Election Pledge
• I will not enroll myself in multiple places
• I support one man one vote
• I will not sell my vote nor buy votes
• I say no to proxy voting
• I say no to booth capturing
• I will not force anyone to vote against his/her wishes • I say no to use of alcohol during elections
