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Communicating voter awareness for D-day [DNA : Daily News & Analysis (India)](DNA : Daily News & Analysis (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) "The BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) Indore staff members on Monday donned a different hat and were seen encouraging people at prominent squares and shopping malls to cast vote for Lok Sabha elections on April 24. The two-day drive kicked off on Monday. Areas like Regal square, Palasia square, Geeta Bhawan, Tower square, Rajwada, Mhow Naka and various shopping malls were covered for raising voter awareness. The staff members carried placards imprinted with messages like 'Exercising franchise is your national duty.' They encouraged one and all to cast vote on the D-day. Besides this, voter awareness posters were put up at all the BSNL customer service centres in the city. GC Pandey, BSNL Indore general manager earlier in the day flagged off the voter awareness drive from company's Nehru Park based office at 10am. Addressing the employees on the occasion Pandey said that BSNL has been vanguard in offering telecom services in the country and it is now leading the way in raising awareness among the public. Pandey on the occasion urged all the employees and officers to cast vote along with their families. He also urged the staff members to encourage the public with enthusiasm. BSNL spokesperson Shyam Yadav said that during the awareness campaign, the staff members also conversed with the public and underlined the importance of voting. The staff members would once again set out on awareness campaign on April 22, the last day of election campaigning, he added. Meanwhile, as part of joint voter awareness campaign launched by the Directorate of Field Publicity, residents of Rishinagar Palace colony pledged to cast vote by holding all other routine works on April 24. These voters also pledged to encourage others in their contact list. " Credit:dna correspondent (c) 2014 @ 2014 DILIGENT MEDIA CORPORATION LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |