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Original Message ----- From: John Eric Gomes
To: Gopalaswami CEC
Cc: Ramesh Negi CEO
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 10:31 AM
Subject: Franchise Denied
Sir,
This is a clear case of Justice delayed. I have not been able to vote, so
justice is denied, as now it cannot be given! At least my clear cut matter
(reported to all authorities, 2 months before Panchayat Elections) can be
investigated, errors rectified and it be ensured that all the CECs work is not
nullified by incompetent/ vested interests bureaucratic procedures and
personnel, causing a lot of hardship to the citizen WITH IMPUNITY..There also
appears to be a lot of hanky panky. Since I write in the papers ,am on the net,
and also am President of The Porvorim Citizens Action Forum, on feedback ,I
notice plenty of migrant labour have been given EPIC cards and I see names of
goans and more so Christians summarily removed from the voters list.
Procedures for getting name back on the list are tedious and cumbersome for
them, easy for migrant labour! This has created lot of resentment, and loss of
faith in free and fair elections!
Could the CEO ask by Advertisement directly to all resident citizens, whose
names were removed from the Electoral rolls , not being outstation and also
after filling form six? The vast numbers may surprise you. The bureaucratic
feedback/cover up will also get exposed directly from citizens .Surely could
have been done on taking of Census and preparing of Rolls by cross checking
with Panchayat/Municipality?
Could I please expect a reply from the CEC, as this is a serious matter, and
I am determined to see it to its logical conclusion.I have fought for my
country and it shames me that I have to fight the authorities for my normal
Constitutional right.
To,
The Chief Electoral Officer,
Secretariat, Porvorim.
Sir,
NAME NOT ON ELECTORAL ROLL
In January 2007, I came to know that my name was
removed/did not figure on the new electoral roll. This was first time removal,
inspite of my being a resident and holding an EPIC card dated 1.1.95! In fact
I hold two cards. My age was wrongly marked as 27, instead of 57,and my fathers
name Charlis instead of Charles. I filled the necessary forms/ procedures at
Mamlatdars office for correction. I was surprised to receive the second card
without correction! There is such a lot of bureaucratic incompetence and mess.
I did not want to have to run around again for correction. Besides I am a
senior citizen and there is no fault of my own, to the best of my knowledge and
belief. Why should public suffer loss of time, energy, money for government
goof ups? This time I insist there must be consequences/punishment for
government negligence and procedures not conducive to good administration. I
attended the Gram sabha on 26th Jan07, and informed the Sarpanch. Since there
was no action forthcoming, I filled form six at Mapusa, assisted by and
personally received and signed by the Mamlatdar on 26/2/07. (We are both
educated and gazetted officers) I also complained to the Goa State Election
Commissioner, and his letter to you, 3/42/2007-Sec/135 dated 25/4/07 refers. I
also visited your office personally, sent E-mail reminders. Incidentally, It is
a shame that CEC Gopalaswami, promptly acknowledged all my E mails, but I got
none from CEO or GSEC whose E mail address given on the letterhead is
even wrong!
To my great surprise, two months after I fill form 6,my name did not feature
on the rolls for Panchayat Elections on 5/5/07. Neither did it feature for the
Assembly Elections, held on 2/6/07. I had to make many trips to CEO and
Mamlatdar office to find out only a few days before elections, when the
supplementary list was issued, that form was rejected without application of
mind, as said columns not required to be filled in my case, as instructed
personally by the Mamlatdar .
It is obvious there is something seriously wrong with
the Administration. Request action: 1) Quick investigation and punishment for
crime of denying a resident senior citizen his franchise, FOR NO FAULT OF HIS
OWN. 2) Systems put in place so this sort of thing does not happen again, and
can be corrected quickly on default. 3) My name be included in the Electoral
Roll. 4) EPIC card is corrected and given to me without me having to run around
again!
Thanking you,
John Eric Gomes
I visited The CEO Mr Negi, appointed now also as Comissioner and Secretary
Finance at Secretariat Porvorim. He tells me there are only two cases, mine
and Rajan Narayan of Goan Observer! Besides this, I have also filed for
information about election procedures and other specific details under RTI.
Thousands of goans are not on the rolls/ have not been permitted to vote and
they are sitting quiet . We deserve what we get.............JEG
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