All Indian companies should do this to ensure 100% voter turnout

April 12: A Puttur-based IT company, The Web People has warned its employees that they will lose one month’s salary if they do not vote in the Lok Sabha elections. The firm has 25 employees in the average age group of 26 years and has issued a circular making it clear that the company will cut one month’s pay those who fail to vote in the LS polls.
The Web People Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Aditya said that there are no laws compelling voters to vote and therefore such a warning had been issued to employees. Aditya said that the success of a democracy depends on the participation of voters in the election process. In the absence of any law, a large number of voters just do not turn up to cast votes. Though 50%-60% polling is considered good enough, as a society people can do better.
He mentioned that the employees have taken solemn pledge to vote ethically in the elections as a first step towards the loksabha polls. Holiday has been declared by the firm on April 18 and 22 as there are employees from Bengalore and other places. To ensure that the employees have indeed voted, their fingers will be examined for the electoral ink, he stated. The CEO also added that they had received positive feedback from the employees on this initiative.