Mumbai, Jan. 3 -- The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Friday wrote to State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare, seeking strict action against Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar and candidates allegedly supported by him for purported violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.

In its complaint, the Congress alleged that Speaker Narvekar misused his constitutional position to influence the election process and pressured officials to prevent opposition candidates from filing nomination papers. The party claimed that such actions undermined free and fair elections and amounted to a "serious assault on democracy".

According to the letter dated Janua...