No Proposal To Make Voting Compulsory: Union Minister Tells Lok Sabha

The Lower House was also told that there was no proposal to restrict the distribution of freebies to the public on the eve of elections.

There is no proposal to make voting in the country compulsory, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

The Lower House was also told that there was no proposal to restrict the distribution of freebies to the public on the eve of elections.

In two separate written replies, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said there was no proposal for making voting compulsory in the country and also no plan to restrict the distribution of freebies by parties on the eve of polls.