Out of 24,000 members, only 285 eligible to vote in NRI Sabha poll
Out of 24,000 members, only 285 eligible to vote in NRI Sabha poll
Jalandhar: The excitement around the elections for the post of president of the NRI Sabha Punjab has died down all of a sudden. The reason being that the members have been told that all those who could not get their photo ID cards renewed in the last five years will not be allowed to cast votes. Polling is scheduled for January 5.
Even though there are 24,000 members of the sabha, only about a 100 will be able to vote as just about 25 members could get their cards renewed and 260 fresh members were enrolled in the last five years. Of the nearly 285 eligible members, just about a 100-125 people are expected to be in their hometown and available to cast the votes.
The disappointed members of the sabha today even met Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal and apprised him of the new directive being imposed on them. The members led by one of the three contestants Jasvir Singh Gill said that they were told that since the provision had been made a part of the sabha bylaws, it would have to be followed.
Likewise, another contestant Kamaljit Singh Hayre had yesterday given a written submission to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who is the patron of the sabha, demanding that laxity be given with regards to the new provision since all members are lifetime members and that it will be a huge disappointment for some of them who have especially flown down to Jalandhar to cast the vote.
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