Bellevision: Tarikere: Tuesday,
September 24, 2013.
‘We dream
about India a stronger nation in the world.
One has to understand the difference between Independence and
Republic. Our nation is governed as per
written constitution, wherein all the administrative aspects abide by the
constitution. The citizens are
kingmakers. When the citizens actively
partake in the affairs of nation, the democracy works better,’ said Bangalore
district Consumers Forum president Sayyed Ansar Kalim.
Sayyed Ansar
was the resource person speaking during the information workshop on Right to
Information (RTI) – compulsory voting and enrolment, besides service programmes
in partnership with district administration, at Rotary Club auditorium, here on
Sunday September 22. The programme was
organized jointly by Rotary Club International district 3180, Chikmagalur
district administration and Rotary Club, here.
Sayyed Ansar
further said that its due to Anna Hazare’s struggle in Pune during 1985, the
citizens is benefited out of RTI. Today,
the citizens are like lions administered by sheep. Every citizen has to be alerted on using RTI,
compulsorily vote and choose the able leaders for the democracy to sustain,
said Sayyed Ansar.
Sayyed Ansar
also offered information on alleged corruption in government sponsored
programmes which are democratic method, to seek information from concerned
officers, penalizing the officer for the lapses etc. He also lauded Rotary Club for organizing
general awareness in this regard.
Rotary
district RTI Committee president B Pundalika Marate said that everyone who are
over 18 years of age has to compulsorily enroll their names in the voters’
list, compulsorily vote, shun the corrupt, choose the able leaders in order to
strengthen democracy. The stronger
nation will emerge in the nearest future, if everyone is aware of RTI and
aggressively pursues for transparency in governance, said Pundalika Marate.
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