India's election authorities want answers to complaints against Modi and Rahul Gandhi

While India's ruling BJP party was given notice about the speech given by the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week in the western state of Rajasthan; the opposition Indian National Congress party has also been given a notice following the speech given by the leader of the party, Rahul Gandhi. 

The voting exercise to elect 543 members of the lower house of the Indian parliament known as the Lok Sabha is being held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1 this year. The second round of voting takes place today, Friday; where the votes will be counted on Monday in June.

The Election Commission of India has stated in a notice issued to the Chairman of the ruling party BJP, Jagat Prakash Nadda that it has received information from several parties claiming to have violated voting laws through speeches given during the campaign. 

The plaintiffs focused mainly on a speech given by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, who described Muslims and those with many children as the muckrakers behind the curtain.

Modi said last week in his speech and here I am quoting him; "In the past, when they (Congress party meaning the opposition party) were in power they said that Muslims have the first right to benefit from the wealth of the country. "This means that the party of the opposition will distribute the wealth of the country, among those who have many children and among the mercenaries behind the curtain, referring to Muslims." 

The remarks, made in Rajasthan during an election campaign rally, drew criticism from opposition parties and Muslim groups and even the ruling party later claimed that Modi's comments were "misinterpreted."