The BJP has approached the Election
Commission on Sonia Gandhi's meeting with Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, saying the step was a violation of the model code and demanded stern action. It also alleged that such a meeting was aimed at polarising elections and could lead to a communal flare-up. BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and convener of the election cell R Ramakrishna said, as per the Model Code of Conduct, there shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes.

Earlier Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath had said that the Commission will take cognizance if it receives a complaint against Sonia Gandhi's meeting with Shahi Imam. He was replying to a question at a press conference in Jammu yesterday on BJP's demand for sou motu cognizance of the meeting four days ago.