Voting cannot be made compulsory since as it would violate right of freedom of speech and expression.: EC says to SC
Aishwarya Dhakarey
11 July 2015 7:36 PM IST

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11 July 2015 7:36 PM IST
The Election Commission has filed an affidavit expressing its stance in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) that wants a direction to the commission to frame new guidelines making voting mandatory. The commission said right to vote was not a fundamental right but statutory.“The decision taken by the voter after verifying the credentials of the candidate either to vote or not to...
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