Farmers Movement Archive

Kup Kalan village residents say no to booths, posters, rallies, allurements of candidates

Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 23Normal practice of setting up booths manned by agents of political parties and issuing slips carrying voter details will hopefully be missing at Kup Kalan village in Amargarh Assembly segment during the upcoming elections, polling for which is scheduled on February 20.Villagers, led by local activists of various outfits, have resolved to check unnecessary expenses, noise pollution, political repugnance and wastage of resources of candidates, their supporters and locals by getting the Code of Conduct implemented voluntarily.A resolution in this regard was passed unanimously during a meeting held at Gurdwara Wada Ghallughara, situated on the outskirts of Rohira village, near here, on Thursday.Say no to intoxicants, allurements, posters and banners, rallying at common places, ferrying voters to polling booths and setting up of candidates’ booths will be the salient features if everything goes well till the conclusion of the election process.However, candidates or their representatives can organise meetings on private premises where designated members of the joint village committee can ask them questions regarding various issues.Residents led by Surjan Singh, Mohan Jit Singh and BKU (Ugrahan) president Sukhjivan Singh informed that they had unanimously decided to keep the village free from political activities, which had been disrupted normal routine and peaceful atmosphere, during almost all elections in the past.When asked about displaying of some posters of certain candidates in the village, they said these would be removed without prejudice. “Sympathisers of almost all candidates were present at the meeting. We will ensure that no candidate is allowed to hoist flag of his party or paste posters in the village,” said Surjan Singh while maintaining that a video of the declaration was uploaded on the social media to spread awareness about the initiative taken by the village in public interest.

The Tribune

2022-01-24