SILCHAR: Indian families dwelling on the other facet of the fence alongside the border with Bangladesh, are set to get a breather this election as the Border Security Force will keep open the gates to facilitate balloting within the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Cachar.
The barbed stressed fencing that limits the two neighbours has separated many families and Indians on the other facet of the fence were deprived of many privileges. The Cachar district management asked the BSF to help the Indian voters across the border to workout their franchise. “The Cachar district management and police, in conjunction with the BSF, are taking steps to facilitate the voters who are living outside the fencing alongside the 36.Eight-km India-Bangladesh international border,” said an official communiqué.
The Cachar district election workplace sources on Friday said, there are 97 voters (80 in Nathanpur and 17 in Pirnagar village) on the other facet of the fence. The locality beneath Katigorah block in Cachar, constituting the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency, does now not have any faculty or anganwadi centre or any executive workplace which can also be transformed into a polling station.
Superintendent of police (Cachar) Mugdhajyoti Dev Mahanta said in contrast to common days when the fence gates are opened and closed at specified times, other folks in Nathanpur and Pirnagar can come into the barricaded area to solid their vote on April 18. The SP said Cachar deputy commissioner Laya Madduri and he discussed the matter with the BSF and they have ensured that voters can come into the Indian territory with necessary paperwork to solid their votes. Dev Mahanta, on the other hand, added that they would keep a vigil on any strive by way of Bangladeshi nationals to pass into India throughout polling. Sources said villagers on the other facet of the fence find it very tough to come back to this facet of the border and then go back house as a result of the paper work they have to do on the border manned by way of the BSF. They have to return house sooner than sun set. Taking all difficulties into consideration, the management determined to keep the gates open for optimum participation of voters.
A total of two,625 other folks belonging to 343 Indian families from 17 villages alongside the international border within the Barak Valley (Cachar and Karimganj districts) were barricaded throughout fencing up to now few years. Barbed twine fencing work continues to be on alongside the border.
The barbed stressed fencing that limits the two neighbours has separated many families and Indians on the other facet of the fence were deprived of many privileges. The Cachar district management asked the BSF to help the Indian voters across the border to workout their franchise. “The Cachar district management and police, in conjunction with the BSF, are taking steps to facilitate the voters who are living outside the fencing alongside the 36.Eight-km India-Bangladesh international border,” said an official communiqué.
The Cachar district election workplace sources on Friday said, there are 97 voters (80 in Nathanpur and 17 in Pirnagar village) on the other facet of the fence. The locality beneath Katigorah block in Cachar, constituting the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency, does now not have any faculty or anganwadi centre or any executive workplace which can also be transformed into a polling station.
Superintendent of police (Cachar) Mugdhajyoti Dev Mahanta said in contrast to common days when the fence gates are opened and closed at specified times, other folks in Nathanpur and Pirnagar can come into the barricaded area to solid their vote on April 18. The SP said Cachar deputy commissioner Laya Madduri and he discussed the matter with the BSF and they have ensured that voters can come into the Indian territory with necessary paperwork to solid their votes. Dev Mahanta, on the other hand, added that they would keep a vigil on any strive by way of Bangladeshi nationals to pass into India throughout polling. Sources said villagers on the other facet of the fence find it very tough to come back to this facet of the border and then go back house as a result of the paper work they have to do on the border manned by way of the BSF. They have to return house sooner than sun set. Taking all difficulties into consideration, the management determined to keep the gates open for optimum participation of voters.
A total of two,625 other folks belonging to 343 Indian families from 17 villages alongside the international border within the Barak Valley (Cachar and Karimganj districts) were barricaded throughout fencing up to now few years. Barbed twine fencing work continues to be on alongside the border.
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