<span style="color: #222222;">The Lok Sabha today took up the private member bill seeking compulsory voting for further discussion.<br />'' <br />'' Janardan Singh Sigriwal of BJP had moved the Compulsory Voting Bill in the House in July.<br />'' <br />'' Participating in the discussion, Dushyant Singh of BJP said, the people should come out to exercise their right to franchise and everyone should work towards the development of the country.<br />'' <br />'' Satyapal Singh of BJP opposed the bill saying that he is not in favour of compulsory voting. He said, the compulsory voting requirement will also be not in the interest of democracy.<br />'' <br />'' N K Premachandran of RSP said that it will be better to encourage and motivate people to participate in the electoral process in a large number.<br />''<br />''Trinamool Congress member Saugata Roy opposed the bill. Sougata Roy of TMC, P P Chaudhary of BJP and other members also participated in the debate. The discussion on the private member bill remained inconclusive. </span><br />