Gulabi Nagar Vichar Manch organized its 1352 th meeting on 19 April, 2009.
Subject: Importance of compulsory voting
Chief Speaker: Professor Ramesh Arora
Chair: Shree Radheyshyam DhootProfessor
Ramesh Arora urged for
compulsory voting. He told that Indians vote @ 55 to 60 percent in average. There was a 58% polling in the last
Loksabha election 2004. That means 42% of the voters did not cast their vote. Youth of India casted their votes even at less percentage than the average. They caste @ 54% only. He argued that this is not a good sign for a
democracy.
Video 1 The high profiles, educated and rich class are reluctant to vote. This causes criminals, illiterates and unpopular persons to find themselves in
local bodies, assemblies and
parliament.
Video 2 He also stated reasons of non voting and urged to make it
compulsory. He added that likes of countries
Australia, Chili, Singapore, Switzerland, Belgium, Argentina have already constitutional provision for
compulsory voting. He supported his arguments with hard data.
Video 3Dr. Ujala Arora, former minister,
Tejkaran Parashar, Bharati, Rampal, Darshan Kothari, Ashok Barhat and
Jyoti Kothari have contributed to the discussion.
Presiding dignitary
Shree Radheyshyam Dhoot supported the idea and discussed philosophy and Psyche of voting and democracy. He quoted from
Ramcharit Manas in support of his philosophy.
Video post Jyoti Kothari, additional convener of the Manch conducted the meeting and extended vote of thanks. He appealed all the audience to come forward to boost activities of the Manch to commemorate their beloved convener, late Shree
Girdharilal Bhargava, MP, Jaipur.
Update: Gujrat bill for compulsory voting announced by
Narendra Modi, Chief minister
Gujrat, has ignited the debate again among Indians.
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