Shiv Sena (UBT) criticised the BJP for opposing the election of Syed Iqbal as Parbhani mayor, calling it “mental bankruptcy” and accusing the party of double standards and trying to create Hindu-Muslim divisions

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Arshad Madani criticised the government’s order making all six stanzas of Vande Mataram mandatory, calling it a violation of religious freedom and constitutional rights, and accused it of politicising patriotism