Let all the voters exercise their franchise without fear: ZEFPB
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Tamenglong, January 22, 2012:
The Zeliangrong Elders' Forum of Peace Brokers, Tamenglong, ZEFPB in a press release appealed to all concerned to help maintain peace so as to let all the voters exercise their franchise without fear.
Election process for the 10th General Manipur State Legislative Assembly Election is in full swing in both hills and valley.
Election should be peaceful and the mandate of the voters should be honoured and respected and this is the essence and beauty of democracy, the release stated.
In the last elections, the ZEFPB said that it has come across sweet and bitter experiences.
It is every one's wish that election should be free and fair and peaceful without any violence.
However, some times and somewhere elections were held under duress and threats which makes our democracy a mockery.
It is also said that dictating the voters' mandate by any person or organisation is nothing but violation of human rights, and added that fomenting violence in any form by any candidate or agent or anybody cannot be in the interest of the people.