Mangaluru: Voting is a constitutional right. District Panchayat Chief Operating Officer Dr. Kumar, who is also the nodal officer of the District Sweep Committee, said that everyone should participate in exercising it in the election festival to be held on May 10, thereby embodying the value of democracy.

He was speaking after inaugurating a street play programme organised by the District Sweep Committee at St. Agnes College here on April 11.

We have to create awareness through street plays and cartoons and motivate parents and all those who have the right to vote in the society to vote. It is not about voting for the party mentioned by someone while going to a polling station. We have to vote with self-awareness. In this regard, the Sweep Committee and the district administration are trying to increase the awareness of young voters and voters, he said. As citizens of this country, we have to vote. Film actor Aravind Bolar said, “It is our responsibility to elect a suitable government and people’s representative. Sweep icon Jagadish Poojary, principal Dr. Venice AC, ELC member Dr. Meera, cartoonist John Chandra, Udaykumar B, Sector Officer Raghapathi Kekunnaya, Latha, Sweep committee members Manjula, Tejakshi, Dombayya Idkidu and others were present.