After the prime minister's use of defence forces for his election campaigning was critiqued by the opposition and a group of retired defence personnel, a Navy veteran has now filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding the same.

The veteran has attached a picture of a BJP hoarding in Mumbai which displays Prime Minister Narendra Modi's picture along with a message 'Dushman ke ghar main ghuskar attankiyon par prahaar'. [Attack on terrorists by entering into enemy territory.