Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar Shilpa Nag unveiling the silk saris sporting an election message in Chamarajanagar on Monday.
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Senior ladies officials of the Chamarajanagar district administration are anticipated to adorn specially-designed silk saris sporting a message that seeks to encourage voter participation on the day of elections on April 26.
Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar Shilpa Nag, who can be the Election Officer for Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency, unveiled a batch of specifically woven handloom silk sarees sporting the message “Chunavana Parva – Deshada Garva”, (Festival of elections is nation’s delight), on the district administration headquarters in Chamarajanagar on Monday.
The saris had been specifically woven and designed by the handloom weavers of Chamarajanagar on the request of the district’s Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) committee to create consciousness among the many voters to train their franchise on April 26.
During the programme collectively organised by Chamarajanagar district administration, Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat, Chamarajanagar district SVEEP committee, and the Handloom Weavers’ Association, Deputy Secretary of Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat P. Lakshmi mentioned the SVEEP committee had taken up various programmes aimed toward rising the voter turnout on the polls. The unveiling of the silk saris carrying the election message printed on the pallu sought to encourage eligible voters to solid their vote.
Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat Anand Prakash Meena mentioned the senior ladies officers of the district administration, together with Ms. Nag, Superintendent of Chamarajanagar district police Padmini Sahoo, Ms. Lakshmi, and two Assistant Returning Officers of Chamarajanagar shall be among the many ladies carrying the saris on April 26.
