Forced to Vote?

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Can you be forced to vote? The Gujarat legislative assembly passed such a bill making it compulsory for voters in the municipality and panchayat elections to vote. Find out in this episode, what happened next. On a constitutional note though, the law raises questions about the process of voting as a fundamental right. What is it? An obligation? Or a right? Apart from this, in this episode of <em>The Longest Constitution,&nbsp;</em>we carry on looking at the constitutional rights of the tribals guaranteed under Schedule V of the Constitution of India, the curbing of Freedom of Press. As well as whether legislators can demand that a judge be arrested! </p><p><strong>On Gujarat: </strong></p><p><u><a href="https://www.firstpost.com/india/gujarat-becomes-first-indian-state-make-voting-compulsory-local-body-polls-2366682.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.firstpost.com/india/gujarat-becomes-first-indian-state-make-voting-compulsory-local-body-polls-2366682.html</a></u></p><p><u><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/gujarat-hc-stays-compulsary-voting/article7565684.ece" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/gujarat-hc-stays-compulsary-voting/article7565684.ece</a></u></p><p><strong>On parliamentary privileges:</strong></p><ol><li data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="numbered"><p><u><a href="https://scroll.in/article/948304/when-legislators-demanded-high-court-judges-be-arrested-this-1964-case-was-once-a-national-landmark" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://scroll.in/article/948304/when-legislators-demanded-high-court-judges-be-arrested-this-1964-case-was-once-a-national-landmark</a></u></p></li><li data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="numbered"><p><a href="https://indiankanoon.org/doc/638013/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://indiankanoon.org/doc/638013/</a></p></li></ol><p><strong>On tribal land rights </strong></p><ol><li data-list-indent="1" data-list-type