JAMMU: BJP National Vice President & Prabhari of J&K State, Avinash Rai Khanna, has sought bestowing of honour and acclamation in favour of a bereaved family of Kandi village Mengarwal in district Hoshiarpur of Punjab, who cast their votes in extreme sad and sorrowful circumstances. In order to respect the democracy and value of their votes, he said grief-stricken family chose to cast their votes first before conducting last rites of their son.
The BJP leader, while appreciating the act of highly enlightened family towards their right of exercising franchise, said that they have not only performed their duty while understanding well the responsibility of strengthening democratic institutions of this country, but also set an example for the entire country, particularly for those citizens who are casual and careless when it comes to cast votes on the election day.
Khanna visited the residence of the bereaved family to express sympathy and also bestow his gesture of admiration by honouring the family for exhibiting highest sense of responsibility in not letting their votes get wasted despite being grief stricken. It may be mentioned that young son of this family expired on 18th of May, while as the elections for this constituency was to be held next day on 19th, the day coinciding with his cremation.
Meanwhile, Avinash Rai khanna has written separate letters to the Chief Election Commission of India as also to the Election Commission of Punjab and Deputy Commissioner of Hoshiarpur to recognize this act as exceptional, when a bereaved family chose to cast their votes before they followed the rituals related to last rites of the family member. He urged to reward some kind of commendation as ‘Jaagruk Matdata’ to these voters so that this could become an eye opener for all the voters as how important it is to cast vote, no matter one is highly pre occupied or even under adverse circumstances.