Visually-impaired people have urged the Election Commission (EC) to make necessary arrangements so that they can have the secret voting right.
At an interaction on election of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies at Dhulikhel on Tuesday, the visually impaired also drew the EC’s notice to the lack of voter education programmes for the people with disabilities.
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN: Out of the total 269 polling stations set up for the NA-4 by-polls, 95 per cent lack essential accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities, elders and sick people, an audit report revealed.
The survey, conducted by sister foundation of Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives, the Pakistan Alliance for Inclusive Elections [PAIE], through October 16 to October 22, found that only five per cent of the total polling stations were accessible while 42 per cent did not have obstacle free passage leading to the centre.
KAKINADA: With the State government applying the norm of ‘One pension for one family’, thousands of disabled persons are unable to get pensions. Nearly 15,000 disabled have not been able to get pensions since 2014.
The authorities have said that they are unable to do anything in the wake of government policy.
There are 19,388 disabled persons, 22,470 persons with hearing impairment, 35,389 physically challenged, 10,179 blind persons, 13,601 persons with multiple disabilities and 14,000 persons with other disabilities in East Godavari district.
Lahore: Visually-impaired protesters from different parts of the province once again took to the streets on Monday to demand regular jobs and payment of salaries.
A large number gathered in front of the Lahore Press Club (LPC) and shouted slogans against the government. They blocked the main road in front of the LPC and this caused a traffic situation on Davis Road, Durand Road, Empress Road, Egerton Road and adjoining areas.
LAHORE:
OVER 500 people experienced life without vision for an hour at the Blind Walk, which was held to raise awareness about problems faced by the visually impaired on World Sight Day at Sector 17 Plaza in Chandiagrh on Thursday. The walk was organised by the Dialogue Highway Trust in collaboration with Project Vision, a Bangalore-based foundation. Navjot Singh Sidhu, Punjab Minister of Local Government, Tourism, Cultural Affairs, flagged off the walk and also walked with the aspirants.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has opened the doors for colour-blind students to pursue MBBS course by ordering the admission of two such candidates, who have scored high marks in the entrance examination, for the next academic year.
Terming its action as “transcendental importance of justice”, the apex court said that peculiar facts and circumstances of the case required it to invoke special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution.
Tribune News Service
Shimla, September 23
Muskan Thakur, a Blind girl and a budding singing talent, will be the youth icon face of the Election Commission of India for the upcoming Assembly elections in Himachal.
Muskan, a first semester student of MA (music) in Himachal Pradesh University, hailing from remote Chirgaon area in Rohru subdivision of Shimla district, has been a meritorious student throughout. She was given laptop by the government for figuring in merit in class XII examinations.
Bhanu P Lohumi
Three years ago, from ramparts of the Red Fort Prime Minister Modi had spoken about financial inclusion which has since then successfully made a paradigm shift in banking penetration. Now, after opening new banking accounts for most households, we must move to the next stage where benefits should reach the silent majority of those individuals with disability.
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