Dimapur, October 28 (MExN): As part of the short-term SVEEP Action Plan, the District Election Office, Dimapur along with the District Icon, Zehovire Avi Kechu visited five colleges and two higher secondary schools, conducted meeting-cum-seminar with the church youth leaders of Dimapur Town and visited two Christian faith based-ministries: Sinai Ministry and Kingdom Culture Church in the month of July and August 2017.
The SVEEP Campaign is an initiative of the Election Commission of India with which it targets of making India (the largest democracy) a participative and vibrant democracy. This campaign aims to educate voters of their electoral rights, responsibility of participation, corrupt evil practices, evils of money and liquor influences, practices of ethical and informed voting and providing continuous electoral and democracy education to the people.
During the visits, Roland Merry, AEO, Dimapur briefly highlighted about SVEEP Campaign of the ECI and encouraged them to get enrolled in the electoral roll and participate in the electoral process. He also elaborated on the process of registration in the electoral roll, electoral procedures, and about ethical, informed and inducement-free voting.
Zehovire Avi Kechu, Dimapur district icon (SVEEP) encouraged and challenged the students to stand for truth, justice, honesty, unity and peace; to be a proud voter and take voting as a responsibility; to have a vision and change our medieval mindset; and to work together as one so as to bring a change and make our dreams a reality. She also encouraged and challenged them with the quote “One generation teaches the next generation, so what are you going to teach your next generation”
Kesonyu Yhome, IAS, DC & DEO Dimapur also visited Unity College and Cornerstone Higher Secondary School and exhorted the students on the importance of voting and participation in the electoral process.
A meeting-cum-seminar with church youth leaders of Dimapur town was conducted on September 1. The participants were highlighted on various electoral and election related process. Sara S. Jamir, ADC & Nodal Officer (SVEEP), Dimapur urged upon the youth leaders to convey to their respective youths the message about ethical and informed voting and responsibility of participation in the electoral process.
