Disabled can use “Naa Vote App”, says CEO Rajat Kumar at awareness rally

Hyderabad, March 31 (Maxim News): CEO Rajat Kumar today said some 70,000 physically challenged persons have enrolled their names in electoral rolls for exercising their franchise. The disabled can now make use of “Naa Vote App” to exercise their franchise in the polls.

The CEO conducted an awareness rally on the Necklace Road for physically disabled persons to ensure voting in the democratic process. He participated in the program and took pledge to ensure that the disabled make use of their votes in the polls at Necklace Road on People Plaza along with CP Anjani Kumar, Rachakonda CP Mahesh Bhagvat, Disabled Welfare Commissioner, Cricketer Mithali Raj, Lyricist Anantha Sriram, Shravya, Abhinaya and others.

“It was happy to note that the number of disabled has been on the rise in the elections and the Election Commission was making required arrangements for them. We are conducting several programs for their awareness and taking steps and got a pat from President Ramnath Konvind”. Anjani Kumar said the disabled turnout was more in Assembly polls and this time in Lok Sabha elections it will increase further. The Police will help the disabled if they call 100 in five minutes in the city to reach their destinations, he added.

Besides Dr Rajat Kumar, IAS, City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar, IPS, Cyberabad Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagawat, IPS, Hyderabad District Collector K Manicka Raj, IAS, Amrapali Kata, IAS, The Yam Times English daily Editor-in-chief Mir Firasath Ali Baqri, Indian Women Cricket Team Captain Mithali Raj, other officials and eminent personalities and disabled persons participated in the Awareness Walk on General Elections to Lok Sabha -2019 with a view to fulfill the motto of Election Commission of India “No Voter to be Left Behind” organized by WD&SC Department at Peoples Plaza, Necklace Road here. (Maxim News)