All India Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari, who was slapped with the National Security Act (NSA) for his derogatory comments on Prophet Mohammad, could contest the coming Assembly bypolls from Muzaffarnagar.
"Party leaders discussed the issue and a decision would be taken in a day or two. The party leaders are of the opinion that Tiwari could be a good candidate for the party in the Muzaffarnagar by-polls," said Mahasabha's office -in-charge Ram Naresh Srivastava in a statement on Monday.
The nominations for the Muzaffarnagar Assembly bypolls along with two other seats would be issued on January 20, while polling has been sceduled on February 13.
Meanwhile, the hearing on the NSA approval by the Allahabad High Court would come up on Tuesday. A delegation of the Hindu Mahasabha would also be meeting Governor Ram Naik to apprise him of UP government's dictatorial attitude in invoking the NSA against Kamlesh Tiwari.
Tiwari was arrested in lucknow on December 3, for circulating a handwritten pamphlet containing the derogatory remarks. This led to strong protests by the Muslims community in different parts of the country including Malda. later, the lucknow district authorities registered a case and slapped the NSA against Tiwari.