Bastora Legal Aid Cell takes up Election Awareness Campaign

Free and fair election, being the backbone of democracy, it is important that the voters are appropriately informed of their right and the mode of exercise of their right to vote, especially in the event of the new electronic  voting machines that were to be used for the Assembly General Election which was scheduled in February 2017. In this backdrop, The Bastora Free Legal Aid Cell of V.M.Salgaocar College of Law thought it fit to take up this topic and create awareness to voters about the same and succeeded in organizing a Program on Election Awareness on 7^th January 2017.  

Mr. Amitesh Shirvoikar, Block Development Officer (Assistant Returning Officer, Aldona Constituency)  and Mr. Ranjeet R. Salgaonkar, Joint Mamlatdar –II, Bardez  (Assistant Returning Officer, Siolim Constituency) were the resource persons for the program. The faculty in charge of the Bastora Legal Aid Cell, Prof. Pearl Monteiro  and the Sarpanch of Bastora Village Panchayat attended the same.

Bastora Legal Aid Cell Members with Faculty in charge, Prof.Pearl Monteiro , Mr. Amitesh Shirvoikar, Block Development Officer and Mr. Ranjeet Salgaicar, Joint Mamlatdar II 

The speakers addressed the importance of exercising the mandate in an appropriate manner so as to bring in a good and free corrupt state.  Information on the new electronic polling machine which would be introduced in this election, was disseminated. A demonstration on How to use the Machine, with public participation was also held.

Demonstration on Use of EVM

The program was very interactive and the audience actively participated in the discussion and many queries were raised, all of which were answered by the resource persons. 

Mr. Nitesh Ambedkar, Cell Member  introduced and welcomed the guest.  Mr. Dattaprashad Shirodkar, the Student  in charge delivered the Vote of Thanks.  

Road Safety and Traffic Rules Awareness @ Bastora Free Legal Aid Cell

Bastora Free Legal Aid Cell of V.M.Salgaocar College of Law held a legal literacy programme on ‘ROAD SAFETY AND TRAFFIC RULE AWARNESS’ in the Bastora Panchayat hall on 14th March 2016. The student in charge Ms. Dipali Mandrekar welcomed the guest speaker Mr. Minesh Tar, Prof. Kamakxi Sambari (Faculty in charge of the Cell), Sarpanch and panch members of Bastora village and the locals.

Mr. Minesh Tar, raised certain preliminary questions

1. Do all who drive and ride bike have licence?

2. How much distance should be maintained between two vehicles while driving/riding?

3. Who should have the first access to move near circle?

The questions were actively answered by people and was corrected by Mr. Minesh Tar wherever they were unaware of it.

The different traffic signs were shown to the people and was informed what those signs means, what is the significance of those sign boards and the importance of those sing boards on roadsides. He also spoke about importance of wearing a helmet while riding a bike. He informed people, 50% of the head injury in accident by wearing a helmet and can save many peoples life who meet with accident.

He also showed different videos to the audience where drivers makes mistakes which results in accident. In one of the video truck drivers were seen crossing the railway tracks ignoring the stop signal which results in accident. The other video was of Calvi bridge accident, showing how the mistake of driver lead to fall of bus into the river. In another video it was shown that how accidents takes place when a driver or rider takes U- turn n drives/rides in wrong direction.

The programme concluded with vote of thanks by Ms. Sankalp Bhosle where he thanked Mr. Minesh Tar for providing such a valuable information to the people he also thanked Prof. Kamakxi, Sarpanch, other Panch members and locals of Bastora for attending the programme conducted by Bastora Free Legal Aid Cell. Followed by vote of thanks refreshments was served to all the people present for the programme.