One Citizen, One Vote; Double entry voters not allowed to cast vote in more than 1 place: Kerala HC
Ernakulam: In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court reaffirmed the principle of one citizen, one vote in the context of Lok Sabha Elections. The decision came in response to a plea filed by the Chief Election Agent of MP Adoor Prakash, alleging the presence of double entries in the final voters' list for the Attingal Parliamentary Constituency.
Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen noted that the essence of democracy is in the principle that each citizen's vote holds equal value in shaping the government. The plea, brought forward by the Congress-I candidate nominated for the Attingal seat, highlighted concerns regarding 1,61,237 double entries out of 13,93,134 voters in the constituency.
The Election Commission's standing counsel assured the court of stringent measures to uphold the integrity of the electoral process. He also assured the Court regarding the prevention of unauthorised voting. The ongoing process of identifying double entries aims to maintain the sanctity of the voter roll.
In response to the petition, the court directed the respondents to strictly adhere to their commitment to ensuring one citizen casts only one vote and preventing double-entry voters from casting their vote in more than one location.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
