TURA: With intent to maximise reaching out to the specific voters and social influencers in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections a public engagement exercise by way of staging a talk show was organised at the Don Bosco College in Tura on Friday. The programme was organised by the Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya in collaboration with the host college.
The talk show, ‘Tura Talks’ was organised under the theme, ‘Empowering the voter, powering the Nation’. The programme was aimed at engaging thinking citizens and the general public to find social and political solutions to the challenges of today. During the programme, a panel discussion on themes related to elections took place where opinion makers, social thinkers, professionals and people from all walks of life participated. Some of the topics discussed during the programme included, ‘No voter to be left behind’, ‘Get ready for Lok Sabha Elections’, ‘Urban Apathy: Not voting is not a protest, it is surrender’, ‘Grievance: Dial Toll Free- 1950’, ‘EVMVVPAT System’, ‘Want to be a vigilante: Download cVIGIL’ and ‘Get real: Enroll, Vote, Participate, Have your say’.
