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CEC emphasises on holistic participation of PwDs in electoral process

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat on Tuesday said there is a need to be more sensitive towards persons with disabilities, PwDs, to ensure their holistic participation in the electoral process. </span></div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;">Addressing a National Consultation on Accessible Elections in New Delhi, Mr Rawat said, inclusion of PwDs in the electoral process has been one of the core areas of the Commission for long. It holds a prominent status under its strategic plan 2016-2025. </div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;">He said, PwDs friendly communication strategies and requisite amenities targeted right to the polling station level for them are being given priority. </div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;"></div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;">Post consultations, a national report will be prepared taking into account suggestions with short, medium and long term action points aimed at inclusive elections. </div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;"></div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;">On the occasion, a mobile app C-vigil was also launched to encourage people to report malpractices during the election. </div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;">He said, person's identity who will report about use of money, liquor or anything wrong during the elections, will be kept secret. </div>''<div class="yj6qo" style="font-size: 12.8px;"></div></div>

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