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Poll panel's tableau - first in Republic Day parade history
Thursday January 26, 2012 02:54:22 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
Election Commission of India marked its first presence at the
Republic Day parade Thursday when its tableau rolled down Rajpath
depicting a mammoth model of electronic voting machine and banners
asking young Indians to vote.
With assembly elections barely a week away in some states, the
poll panel used its participation in the parade as a platform to
get more people to vote.
The tableau's front portion depicted youth, unbiased to religion,
race, caste, community or language, pledging to vote in every
election fearlessly.
It also had replicas of Parliament House and election photo ID
card.
The poll panel observes Jan 25, the day before the Republic Day,
as the National Voter's Day with the objective to maximise
enrolment of voters and thereby enhance the quality of Indian
democracy.
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