CLARIFICATION: IT’S NOW WELL KNOWN TO ALL TIBETANS THAT THOSE WHO ARE BORN BETWEEN 26TH JANUARY 1950 TO 01ST JULY 1987 ARE ENTITLED TO REGISTER THEMSELVES AS VOTERS IN INDIA. I AM RECEIVING LOTS OF CALLS ASKING ME ALL SORTS OF QUESTIONS. BASED ON INQUIRES MADE BY PEOPLE FROM ME, I AM CLARIFYING FEW THINGS, REGARDING VOTER ID’S. IF ANY ONE WHO REGISTERS HIMSELF/HERSELF AS VOTER THIS TIME, THEY WILL NOT GET PHOTO IDENTITY CARDS. ONLY THEIR NAME WILL BE ENROLLED IN ELECTORAL ROLLS. HOWEVER SUCH PERSONS CAN VOTE AFTER SHOWING ANY PHOTO IDENTITY CARDS SUCH AS ADHAR. HOWEVER IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE ONE’S NAME IN ELECTORAL ROLL TO HAVE RIGHT TO VOTE. PHOTO VOTER ID CARDS WILL BE PROVIDED AT LATER DATE WHEN EVER GOVERNMENT STARTS THE PROCESS FOR MAKING IT, WHICH IS USUALLY DONE ABOUT SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO ANY ELECTIONS. IF FOR ANY REASON SOMEONE IS UNABLE TO REGISTER AS VOTER THIS TIME, THEY CAN DO SO ANY STAGE LATER WHENEVER GOVERNMENT STARTS PROCESS FOR THE SAME USUALLY BEFORE ANY ELECTIONS. IF ANY ONE APPLIES FOR VOTING RIGHTS THIS TIME AND SAME GETS APPROVED THEN SUCH INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE TO SURRENDER THEIR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES (R.C) AND IDENTITY CERTIFICATES (I.C) PLEASE BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT IT. INDIA DOES NOT ALLOW DUAL CITIZENSHIP. AS FOR NOW I AM NOT ABLE TO GUIDE AS WHEN, WHERE AND HOW TO SURRENDER YOUR RC’S AND IC’S AS THESE TWO DOCUMENTS ARE ISSUED BY TWO DIFFERENT OFFICES. I AM IN PROCESS OF COLLECTING THIS INFORMATION AND WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW AS SOON AS I HAVE ANY INFORMATION. IF ANY ONE IS ALREADY IN PROCESS OF IMMIGRATION THEN I SIMPLY ADVISE THEM NOT TO ENROLL THEM AS VOTER AS ONE HAVE TO SURRENDER HIS/HER I.C, IT MEANS THAT SUCH INDIVIDUALS WILL BE WITHOUT ANY TRAVEL DOCUMENT FOR SOME TIME, MAKING OF PASSPORTS IS A DIFFERENT LAW AND PROCESS. IC’S ARE MEANT FOR NON-CITIZENS AND AS SUCH PERSON HAVING VOTER CARD IS NO LONGER NON-CITIZEN, HENCE CANNOT USE I.C’S. BY HAVING VOTER I.D’S TIBETANS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO BUY LAND IN HIMACHAL. LAND LAWS ARE DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT SATES. CARDS OF PERSON OF INDIAN ORIGIN (P.I.O ) AND INDIAN OVER SEAS CITIZENSHIP ARE TWO DIFFERENT CONCEPTS. FOR THIS ONE FIRST NEEDS TO HOLD A PASSPORT OF FOREIGN COUNTRY. MANY TIBETANS DON’T QUALIFY FOR THESE DOCUMENTS. AND TIBETANS BORN IN TIBET OR THOSE BORN AFTER 01ST JULY 1987 CAN ALSO APPLY FOR INDIAN CITIZENSHIP BY A PROCESS CALLED NATURALIZATION IF THEY PROVE THAT THEY HAVE STAYED IN INDIA FOR 14 YEARS. GETTING INDIAN CITIZENSHIP WILL BRING MANY BENEFITS BUT I CAUTION THAT IT WILL ALSO CAUSE HARM TO THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM BENEFITS WHICH TIBETANS ARE ENTITLED TOO BOTH IN INDIA AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES. MAKING VOTER CARDS IS EASY. ASK ANY INDIAN NEIGHBOR OF YOUR WHERE THEY CAST THEIR VOTE. SCHOOLS ARE NORMAL VOTING PLACE AND LOOK OUT FOR LOCAL POLLING OFFICER. ASK FOR FORM 6 OR IT CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM NET ALSO. ATTACH YOUR DATE OF BIRTH PROOF SUCH AS SCHOOL RECORDS, RESIDENCE PROOF SUCH AS ADHAR. NO NEED TO ATTACH RC AND IC. SUBMIT THE DOCUMENT TO THAT OFFICER AND KEEP CHECKING HIMACHAL PRADESH ELECTION COMMISSION WEBSITE FOR YOUR NAME. AND FINALLY ELECTION VOTER CARD IS NOT A DOCUMENT MEANT TO FACILITATE CROSSING NEPAL BOARDER OR BUYING TICKETS OR GETTING ENTRY TO DOMESTIC AIRPORTS. ADHAR CAN ALSO USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. MAKE YOUR VOTER CARD ONLY AFTER GIVING A DEEP THOUGHT TO YOUR FUTURE PLANS.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 02:28:59 +0000
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