The district election office under the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer has sent Kapil Mishra a notice for violating the Model Code of Conduct. He has been given a show-cause notice on his tweet. In the tweet, Kapil Mishra had said, "India vs Pakistan 8th February Delhi. There will a contest on Delhi Roads between India and Pakistan on February 8." The controversial statement prompted sharp reactions from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which Kapil Mishra quit to join the BJP.
Slamming the anti-CAA protests in Delhi, particularly the agitation in Shaheen Bagh, Kapil Mishra on Thursday called these protest sites "mini-Pakistan" and said the upcoming assembly elections will be a contest "on Delhi roads between India and Pakistan".Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said such comments, be it from the Congress, the AAP or the BJP, are against democracy. He cited the example of BJP raising the slogan of a "Congress-free" India in 2014. In another provocative tweet, Kapil Mishra said, "Pakistan has made its entry in Shaheen Bagh. Many mini Pakistans are being formed in Delhi. Indian law is not not being followed in Shaheen Bagh, Chandbagh, Indralok." Elections in Delhi will be held on February 8 and results will be announced on February 11.