A non-bailable arrest warrant has been issued against BJP leader Giriraj Singh for his alleged controversial speech at a public rally at Vaishali in Bokaro on 18th of this month.

The arrest warrant was issued by Sub Divisional Magistrate of Bokaro, Amit Shekhar this morning. Our correspondent reports that a police party has been sent to Patna to arrest Giriraj Singh.

The Mumbai Suburban Collector has lodged an FIR against Shiv Sena Leader Ramdas Kadam for his hate speech during the Sena-BJP rally in Mumbai on Monday night. The rally was attended by BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

The complaint has been lodged at the Bandra Kurla complex police station on charges of promoting enmity between groups of people on the basis of caste and religion. The collector has also sent his report about the speech to the Election Commission.

During his speech, former MLA Kadam had referred to the rioting between the police and Muslim groups in Azad Maidan in 2012.

Our Mumbai correspondent reports that Shiv Sena has, however, distanced itself from the speech.