New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar responded to the queries of Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who led a party delegation to EC, and explained to them that rule of law shall prevail in the SIR process and anybody taking law into their own hands shall be dealt with strictly as per rules, ECI sources said on Monday.

The sources said that despite the polite posture of the Chief Election Commissioner and the two Election Commissioners, the Trinamool Congress leader "raised false allegations, misbehaved, thumped the table and left".

"The CEC responded to her queries and explained that rule of law shall prevail and anybody taking law into their own hands shall be dealt with...