New Delhi, "They blessed me and thanked me", says 13-year-old Kamal, who along with senior students from his school helped elderly and physically challenged people cast their votes at a polling booth in the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi.
The Class 8 student was one of several government school volunteers deployed by the election authority at polling stations in the national capital to help voters. Kamal, one of the youngest, was posted at a center in Uttam Nagar in West Delhi constituency.
For them, it was a proud moment because even though they were not yet 18 and eligible to vote, they were still part of the "election duty".
“They blessed me and thanked me as I provided them a wheelchair to reach the booth from the polling booth gate,” said Kamal, who recently attended a one-day event organized by officials about helping the elderly and disabled people. Took day training.One can easily spot these volunteers at the polling stations as they were wearing white colored T-shirts with the Election Commission logo printed on them.
Kamal said, “I came here at seven in the morning and helped many people.”
Rishi Kumar, another volunteer, said that like him, many of his classmates were also deployed at various polling stations.
At another polling booth in Matiala, Harshita, Shivani and Silky Singh, Class 12 students of Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, felt "proud" to be on "poll duty".
Harshit said, “We came at 6 in the morning. My parents were happy to send me on this duty.,
Alok Kumar, a Class 9 student of a government school in Harkesh Nagar, who was volunteering at a polling booth in Kalkaji, said, "We helped the elderly in wheelchairs, told people about their polling stations and helped people to vote without Helped people with slips."
“There were long queues in the morning but by afternoon the number of people coming to the center reduced,” Kumar said. Hot weather conditions persisted in the city throughout the day.
Class 12 students Rashmi and Ankit Ojha, who volunteered at the Mandir Marg and Pushp Vihar polling stations respectively, said they fulfilled their responsibilities and were proud to help.
The Class 8 student was one of several government school volunteers deployed by the election authority at polling stations in the national capital to help voters. Kamal, one of the youngest, was posted at a center in Uttam Nagar in West Delhi constituency.
For them, it was a proud moment because even though they were not yet 18 and eligible to vote, they were still part of the "election duty".
“They blessed me and thanked me as I provided them a wheelchair to reach the booth from the polling booth gate,” said Kamal, who recently attended a one-day event organized by officials about helping the elderly and disabled people. Took day training.One can easily spot these volunteers at the polling stations as they were wearing white colored T-shirts with the Election Commission logo printed on them.
Kamal said, “I came here at seven in the morning and helped many people.”
Rishi Kumar, another volunteer, said that like him, many of his classmates were also deployed at various polling stations.
At another polling booth in Matiala, Harshita, Shivani and Silky Singh, Class 12 students of Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, felt "proud" to be on "poll duty".
Harshit said, “We came at 6 in the morning. My parents were happy to send me on this duty.,
Alok Kumar, a Class 9 student of a government school in Harkesh Nagar, who was volunteering at a polling booth in Kalkaji, said, "We helped the elderly in wheelchairs, told people about their polling stations and helped people to vote without Helped people with slips."
“There were long queues in the morning but by afternoon the number of people coming to the center reduced,” Kumar said. Hot weather conditions persisted in the city throughout the day.
Class 12 students Rashmi and Ankit Ojha, who volunteered at the Mandir Marg and Pushp Vihar polling stations respectively, said they fulfilled their responsibilities and were proud to help.
