BIS #1323 – ENSURING THE RIGHT TO VOTE

Mayank Parmar sdb NARUKOT, MARCH 15, 2009: Don Bosco Narukot has seriously plunged into the ‘Rights Based Approach to Development’ that is being promoted in the Mumbai Province. With the General Elections just a few weeks away, our Development Team is busy ensuring that people can exercise their Right to Vote. In 12 tribal villages of the Jambughoda Block where we are working, awareness programmes on the need to vote were organized. Following this, our staff helped the people fill up and submit their forms, and obtain voter cards. Understanding the importance of having a voter card, people even called back their family members who had migrated to work in Baroda, Ahmedabad and Rajot, so that they too could obtain the card. On March 13, when the Jambughoda Magisterial Office organized the last phase of distribution of Voter Cards, a large number from these villagers received this important document. Voicing the sentiments of the people, Mr. Natvar Nayak, youth sangathan president of Hirapur Group Grampachayat, said: “thanks to Don Bosco Narukot, this is the first time that most of the people in my village have election cards.”