Varanasi: Ahead of the launch of Bharatiya Janata Partys Voter Chetna Abhiyan (awareness drive) in the state from November 25, the partys state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Saini called upon the cadres to further strengthen BJP at each polling booth to ensure a third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Addressing a joint meeting of BJPs Kashi and Gorakhpur regional units to review the preparations for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections at a school campus in Azamgarh district on Tuesday, he said that the district wise progress had been reviewed before the launch of a special drive from November 25 to December 3.Assigning tasks to complete all preparations for the proposed special drive by holding meetings at district, assembly area and Shakti Kendra units by November 24, he said, On November 26, party workers would listen to PMs Mann ki Baat on November 26 at each polling booth. Afterwards they will go through the voter lists displayed at those booths before starting a door to door campaign. For the success of the mission of ensuring a third term of PM Modi, he said, each and every public representative, office bearer and worker should contribute by considering it as their own responsibility. Everyone should work as resident worker at each Shakti Kendra. Sharing past experiences, he said that errors in voter lists had come to light during the last assembly polls. We will have to be alert and work to ensure that such errors are not there again, he added.In their address, state vice president and in-charge for the drive, Manvendra Singh, Kashi region unit president Dilip Singh Patel and Gorakhpur region unit chief Sahjanand Rai discussed the progress made in the drive so far and said that workers in each district were active with full dedication. Patel said that a target of making a minimum 10,000 new voters in each assembly area has been set and each team is working hard to achieve it.Apart from MPs, MLAs and office bearers from each district of both regional units, former state chief Ramapati Ram Tripathi, UP ministers Anil Rajbhar and Dayashankar Mishra Dayalu and Kashi region unit media in-charge Navratan Rathi also remained present at this meeting.We also published the following articles recentlyDisability rights ignored: Divyang voters struggle to reach polling booths in RaipurDivyang voters in Raipur faced difficulties reaching their polling booths at Khadi Bhawan due to lack of facilities. A 70-year-old voter mentioned that she had not been approached by the Election Commission for the vote-from-home facility. The polling booth also lacked a ramp. The in-charge claimed ignorance of these amenities. Home voting is available for individuals above 80 years, those in essential services, persons with disabilities, and Covid-19 suspects or affected individuals.Retd employee to pay Rs 25k each to officers he suedA retired sales tax officer in Ahmedabad has been ordered by a city civil court to pay compensation to four government officers for dragging them to court 21 years ago. The officer had demanded Rs 13.22 crore in compensation for being transferred during his government service. However, the court ruled that he failed to provide sufficient evidence to support his claims. The court directed him to pay the four officials for persisting with the litigation without evidence. The officer had sued the officers in 2002 for an allegedly "mala fide" transfer.India-Australia important for each others future: Australian Foreign Minister Penny WongAustralian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, emphasized the significance of the India-Australia bilateral relationship and expressed her determination to work together for shared objectives in the region. She highlighted the historical, democratic, and sporting ties between the two countries. Wong also mentioned the importance of the partnership for peace, prosperity, and stability in the region. The Foreign Ministers Framework Dialogue between Wong and Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar aimed to advance the strategic partnership. Additionally, the India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue took place, focusing on bilateral cooperation and the Indo-Pacific region.

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