The Election Commission is learnt to have sought a factual report from poll authorities in Maharashtra on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Wardha following a complaint from the Congress.
The Congress on Friday, 5 April moved the EC against Modi’s speech in Wardha city in which he said the opposition party was “scared” to field its leaders from constituencies where the majority (the Hindu community) dominates, alleging that the comments were “hateful and divisive”.