Jalandhar, May 14– Continuing its initiatives to ensure active participation of the youth in the Lok Sabha Elections-2024, the district administration today organized a “Heritage Walk “ of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort Phillaur and Nurmahal Serai for over 800 first time voters so that they along with the heritage, can also learn about the importance of voting.
Assistant Returning Officer-cum-SDM Phillaur Amanpal Singh led the young voters at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort Phillaur while Assistant Returning Officer-cum-SDM Nakodar Gursimran Singh guided the first time voters atNurmahal Serai. Heritage promoter Harpreet Singh Sandhu was also present.
Young voters were invited to actively take part in the Lok Sabha elections while being informed about the history during a tour of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort and Nurmahal Serai.
The ARO Amanpal Singh informed the youth about the importance of voting and encouraged them to exercise their right to vote on June 1 without any fear or greed.
Later, a program showing the importance of voting in democracy was also presented at the auditorium, in which the special message recorded by District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal was relayed for voters of Jalandhar.
Meanwhile, youths were also urged to vote through ‘Giddha’ and ‘Jago’ performances based on the elections.
During the tour of Nurmahal Serai, where the young voters were informed about its history, they were also given a message to participate in this festival of democracy.
Assistant Returning Officer Gursimran Singh Dhillon emphasized the need for participation of all eligible voters in the elections to uphold the democratic values and urged the youth to exercise their right to vote on the election day.During the heritage walk, young voters were also administered a oath for ethical voting .