Dhanbad DC holds meet ahead of LS polls

DHANBAD: Madhvi Mishra, Dhanbad deputy commissioner, held a meeting on Wednesday with representatives from different corporate houses, PSUs, central government, as well as state government-owned institutions and engineering colleges, instructing them to hold Voter Awareness Forum (VAF) meetings in their respective institutions to ensure maximum participation in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The VAF of each organisation, led by its respective head, will be conducting awareness among its employees and especially encouraging young and first-time voters.

The meeting, attended by representatives of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Maithon Power Limited (MPL), Tata Steel, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), IIT (ISM), BIT Sindri, and others, also discussed the need to ensure that the names of each employee and their family members above 18 years of age are listed in the voters’ list.

“Though there will be no leave during the elections, the Voter Awareness Forum should motivate each employee to cast their vote and encourage their eligible family members to participate in the electioneering process,” said Mishra.

A similar meeting was held with representatives of different trade unions and labour unions during which the deputy commissioner instructed them to carry out an awareness drive among the workers and labourers by conducting signature campaigns, oath-taking, etc.

The Deputy Commissioner further instructed the employees that if an employee has been working for more than six months and their name is not included in the voter’s list, then their name can be included by filling up form 6 and also by using the voter helpline app.

Baldev Mahto of Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, Awdhesh Kumar of Rashtriya Janta Shramik Sangh, Murari Tanti of Dhanbad Colliery Karmchari Sangh, and others were present during the meeting on Wednesday.