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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Refraining from casting vote tantamount to abstaining from one’s duty, says judge

Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil and others taking a Voters Pledge during the National Voters Day programme in Dharwad on Tuesday. (Source: Special Correspondent)

“Only active participation by citizens in the electoral process will strengthen democracy andensure the election of a strong democratic government,” Principal District and Sessions Judge Umesh Adiga has said.

He was inaugurating the National Voters Day programme organised by the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP), the Dharwad District Administration and the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in Dharwad on Tuesday.

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