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Kapil Sibal blasts Election Commission calling West Bengal poll disenfranchisement experiment
Politics
Published on 24 April 2026
He even questions why elections are needed at all
Former law minister Kapil Sibal has sharply attacked the Election Commission, saying the West Bengal Assembly polls amount to an “experiment in disenfranchisement.” He questioned the very need for elections and offered a sarcastic jab at the Chief Election Commissioner, implying his actions deserve a Padma Bhushan. The remarks raise fresh questions over election fairness and governance.
- Kapil Sibal calls the West Bengal polls an experiment in disenfranchisement
- He targets the Election Commission over the conduct and necessity of elections
- Sibal uses sarcasm, praising the CEC with a mock Padma Bhushan line
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