The manifesto promises to repeal or amend laws like Sedition, Defamation and AFSPA. He famously called the defamation law the “prince” among criminal laws which thwarted free speech in the country. DefamationCongress position ­– omitIndia is one of the few countries where defamation is both a civil and a criminal offence. As a criminal offence, it is bailable, non-cognisable and compoundable, punishable with imprisonment up to two years, or with fine, or with both. If removed from the IPC, defamation would no longer remain a criminal offence.

Source: Indian Express April 02, 2019 12:56 UTC