Indians urged to vote

Addressing the Indian community in Botswana, Ranjan spoke on behalf of their President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, on the commemoration of the 70th Republic Day of India recently.  The High Commissioner said as they do every five years, voters would deliver their verdict and write their destiny. He explained that elections were not just a political exercise but that an election is a collective call to wisdom and to action. 

“It represents a renewal and a recommitment to the goals and hopes of a shared and egalitarian society. It represents the diverse and yet singular urges of the people and the Republic of India. This makes the very act of voting a sacred one. Please perform this act. Who the voter chooses to vote for is up to him or her, I would only request all eligible voters to go out and vote. Our country is at a key juncture. In some respects this is as critical and formative a period as the late 1940s and early 1950s. Decisions and actions of today will shape the India of the remainder of the 21st century. As such, this is not just a once-in-a-generation moment, it is a once-in-a-century moment,” he emphasised.