Voting Rights to NRIs

10pointer04 Nov, 2022Education

10POINTER- Recently, the Union government told the Supreme Court (SC) that it was considering ways to facilitate non-resident Indians (NRI), especially migrant labourers, to cast their votes remotely. Key Points About: The Supreme Court disposed of the Petition stating that the Plea was filed in 2013 ?at a stage when nothing was being done to enable such persons to cast their votes. But today the awareness has not only seeped in, but it went to the extent of tabling a Bill before one of the Houses of the Parliament.