State Vision News Service New Delhi, Sept. 11 Paralympic archery champions Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar team up to inspire voters nationwide as ECI s national icons for Persons with Disabilities PwDs . In an event organised on Wednesday at Nirvachan Sadan here, Chief Election Commissioner CEC Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners ECs Gynaesh Kumar and Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu felicitated Arjuna Awardee and ECI s National PwD icon, Sheetal Devi and her mixed doubles team partner Rakesh Kumar, in recognition of their outstanding achievement in winning a bronze medal in Archery at the Paris Summer Paralympics 2024. On the occasion, the Commission also announced Rakesh Kumar, renowned paralympian as the ECI National icon for PwDs. The Commission while emphasising its commitment to accessible and inclusive elections said that as a young future voter from Jammu and Kashmir, Sheetal Devi motivates both youth and PwDs to engage in the democratic process. CEC Rajiv Kumar in his address said that like in their game, the archers who belong to Jammu and Kashmir, will also team up to enhance voter participation in the election process, especially in the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
While lauding the champions for their courage and determination, CEC said that when Contd. on page 2