Amid the ongoing campaign for the upcoming elections scheduled on 20th November in the state, around 180 NGOs are working on the ground among the Muslim community to raise 'awareness' and increase the community’s voter turnout, the strategy that helped MVA during the Lok Sabha elections.
An old letter that looks like a mercy petition for terrorist Yakub Memon, dated 28th July 2015, signed by a Congress candidate from Mira Bhayander seat of Mumbai, Syed Muzzafar Hussain is making rounds on social media. Memon played a crucial role in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts.
The SS-UBT stated that the full Deepotsav expenditures shall be included in the election spending of the MNS nominee from the Mahim constituency, Amit Thackeray, the son of party head Raj Thackeray.
Notably, Jain is the sitting independent MLA from the seat, but BJP announced Narendra Mehta as the candidate for the seat for the upcoming assembly polls.