Overview
- MPCC president Harshvardhan Sapkal asked State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare to file a criminal case against Speaker Rahul Narwekar for an alleged Model Code of Conduct breach.
- Sapkal alleged Narwekar was at the Colaba returning officer’s office around 5 pm, used police to intimidate rivals, and pressed officials to delay or reject Opposition nominations.
- Congress claimed misuse of government machinery, saying about 70 staff from the Speaker’s office campaigned for his relatives, and sought disciplinary action and cases against those employees.
- The State Election Commission requested a report from civic chief Bhushan Gagrani after complaints that Colaba returning officers refused nominations, while AAP said its Ward 227 candidate was blocked despite being inside before the deadline.
- Narwekar called the accusations baseless and denied wrongdoing, as Shiv Sena (UBT) alleged missing CCTV footage from Dec. 30 and a circulating video purported to show him discussing withdrawal of a politician’s police protection.