South Zone Office Correct to Close Voter Registration[Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 3:20 p.m.]
Dharamshala:
The Regional Election Officer cum Chief Representative in Bangalore was
right to close the Voter Registration in areas of jurisdiction on 7
August. Many regional election offices in India and western countries
had different closing dates.The Election Commission (EC) has
“commended the South Zone Officer for making proper and successful
registration and said failure to register on time by some individuals
was due to their apathy”.The EC’s letter dated 10 August, 2010
said: “This is to acknowledge your (South Zone Office) 7-page letter,
including the covering letter, dated 9 August 2010 regarding voter
registration and copies of the related documents on the notices to the
public on the voter registration that you had sent through the heads of
local organizations. We commend the successful work carried by your
office on the voter registration. Recently, a girl describing herself
as a working staff in Bangalore telephoned us that some people in the
area reportedly remained to be registered. We consider lack of
awareness on the part of individual persons for their failure to
register despite extensive public announcements made by your office. We
also conveyed to the caller that the South Zone Office had made no
mistake. Kindly register until 18 August those people who had failed to
register and the list should reach this office latest by 25 August
2010”.This letter bears significance as Phayul website posted a
report on August 8 which made allegations against the South Zone Office
tainting Tibetan democracy by misinterpreting election rules. Above
letter should set the record straight.Following is a copy of EC’s letter to South Zone Office.
