The Prime Minister has been accused of violating the Representation of the People Act in his speech, which the Opposition has called communal. A complaint has been filed with the Election Commission.
Within five weeks of the Pakistan Resolution of the Muslim League in Lahore, Indian Muslims organized Muslim Azad Conference between April 27-30, 1940 in Delhi. Allah Baksh, former Premier of Sindh, was the leading light of this conference.
The Shiv Sena's newly inducted Rajya Sabha member Milind Deora and South Mumbai MLA Yamini Jadhav are interested in contesting this election. The BJP's two heavyweights, cabinet minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha and state assembly speaker Rahul Narvekar, have also expressed interest, said sources