'File Defamation Case If Report Untrue': Kapil Sibal On Election Commission Dissent Row

Rajya Sabha member and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal suggested on Saturday that the Election Commission should file a defamation case if the recent reports of dissent within the panel, and the allegations of "vote chori" (theft) levelled by the Opposition, are incorrect. In turn, he said, a case of "treason" was made out if decisions were taken centrally by the EC to delete voters, among some other moves that are facing scrutiny. He also cal"It's as simple as that," Sibal asserted in an interview with NDTV's Vishnu Som. He said the EC "should take some legal action" if the report by The Indian Express, which said two election commissioners had objected to certain moves of the Gyanesh Kumar-led poll body, was "inconsistent with the record".He added that a press note issued through a deputy director "doesn't contradict" the report.