DC urges eligible people to enrol as voters for SGPC polls

Jalandhar: In a move to enrol every eligible person as a voter for SGPC polls, Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal on Monday visited several villages and urged them to come forward for voter registration in the special camps to be organized on January 17 in all Gurudwaras of the district.

Sarangal met the villages’ panchayats and people in several villages Ghurka, Goraya, Mehsampur, Mau Sahib,Talwan, Jaggo Sangha, Sidham Mutsadi, Littran, Nakodar and adjoining areas. He told them to avail maximum benefit of the camps on January 17 in all Gurudwaras. He said that Parkash Purab of Guru Gobind Singh falls on January 17 and devotees pay obeisance in huge numbers at gurdwaras on that day.

The Deputy Commissioner said patwaris would remain present in all gurdwaras and collect the voter registration forms. He said patwaris would take enrollment forms individually from each person.

The DC said patwaris had been instructed not to collect forms in bulk. He said forms would be made available to devotees and can also be downloaded from the administration’s portal jalandhar.nic.in.

It may be mentioned here that the person had to be a Keshdhari Sikh. Those who trim or shave a beard, smoke, or drink alcohol cannot register themselves as a voter.