Guwahati-Okha Dwarka Express branded with SVEEP messages flagged off

Guwahati: Guwahati-Okha Dwarka Express train decorated with the message from Election Commission of India (ECI) urging people, including young and PwD voters to participate in the upcoming Lok Sabha Election, 2019 was flagged off by Nodal Officer of SVEEP, Election Department, Pankaj Chakravarty.

Senior NF Railway official Kapil Jambulkar and state election icons like Tarali Sarma, Kapil Bora, Purnima Barman and Golap Rabha were also present in the flagging-off ceremony.

The train will carry the message of Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) throughout its journey till the completion of the poll.

Flagging off the train, Nodal Officer of SVEEP, Pankaj Chakravarty laid out in details the various initiatives undertaken through awareness campaigns with the support of the stakeholders to attract all sections of citizens to vote. Emphasis has been to enhance PwD voters’ participation by appointing poll volunteers at every station. ‘The train branded with ECI’s SVEEP messages will help in generating awareness among the voters ’, statedPankaj Chakravarty.

It may be mentioned that similar programme was also hela d at Rangia and New Bongaigaon railway stations to strengthen the SVEEP activity.