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In Photos: Uddhav, Raj Thackeray address Mumbai protest outside BMC headquarters

Updated On: 04 October, 2026 02:39 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was the "weapon" of the ruling BJP, while MNS leader Raj Thackeray demanded cancellation of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Maharashtra. (Pics/PTI)

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Pic/PTI
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The Thackeray cousins led a protest march in Mumbai against the CEC, which culminated in a rally also attended by Congress leaders Balasaheb Thorat and Vijay Wadettiwar as well as Jayant Patil, Shashikant Shinde , Jitendra Awhad and Anil Deshmukh of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP).
The Thackeray cousins led a protest march in Mumbai against the CEC, which culminated in a rally also attended by Congress leaders Balasaheb Thorat and Vijay Wadettiwar as well as Jayant Patil, Shashikant Shinde , Jitendra Awhad and Anil Deshmukh of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP).
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The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief demanded that future polls in the country should be conducted through paper ballot. He also demanded cancellation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief demanded that future polls in the country should be conducted through paper ballot. He also demanded cancellation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra.
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If the SIR was conducted to weed out Bangladeshis from the voters' list, then how many Bangladeshis residing illegally in the country did the government find, Uddhav Thackeray asked.
If the SIR was conducted to weed out Bangladeshis from the voters' list, then how many Bangladeshis residing illegally in the country did the government find, Uddhav Thackeray asked.
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Raj Thackeray issued a stern ultimatum to the Election Commission of India (ECI), and laid out two key demands -- the immediate scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and the reintroduction of paper ballots for all future elections.
Raj Thackeray issued a stern ultimatum to the Election Commission of India (ECI), and laid out two key demands -- the immediate scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and the reintroduction of paper ballots for all future elections. 
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"Gyanesh Kumar is a weapon of the BJP," the former chief minister alleged.
"Gyanesh Kumar is a weapon of the BJP," the former chief minister alleged.
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Addressing a sprawling crowd alongside other political leaders, Raj Thackeray launched a direct assault on the legality of the ongoing SIR process. Citing legal opinions previously voiced by former Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh, the MNS chief declared that carrying out a nationwide SIR drive without specific statutory backing was entirely illegal.
Addressing a sprawling crowd alongside other political leaders, Raj Thackeray launched a direct assault on the legality of the ongoing SIR process. Citing legal opinions previously voiced by former Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh, the MNS chief declared that carrying out a nationwide SIR drive without specific statutory backing was entirely illegal.
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"A Special Intensive Revision can only be conducted under exceptional circumstances -- such as natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, or massive population displacement -- and even then, only for specific constituencies with written justifications," Raj Thackeray asserted. "Executing a blanket nationwide SIR is illegal and has no provision in the law."
"A Special Intensive Revision can only be conducted under exceptional circumstances -- such as natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, or massive population displacement -- and even then, only for specific constituencies with written justifications," Raj Thackeray asserted. "Executing a blanket nationwide SIR is illegal and has no provision in the law."
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The morcha, dubbed the Virat Garjana Morcha (Grand Roar March), began from the Metro Cinema and traversed the short distance to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters in south Mumbai.
The morcha, dubbed the Virat Garjana Morcha (Grand Roar March), began from the Metro Cinema and traversed the short distance to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters in south Mumbai.
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Raj Thackeray pointed to severe discrepancies in voter tallies, alleging that while electoral rolls were artificially inflated during the Assembly elections, the current SIR drive has led to the purge of two crore voters across the country. "Who are these two crore citizens being removed from the rolls? Are they our voters? On what grounds are they being disenfranchised?" he questioned, urging all political parties to unite in demanding an immediate halt to the revision drive.
Raj Thackeray pointed to severe discrepancies in voter tallies, alleging that while electoral rolls were artificially inflated during the Assembly elections, the current SIR drive has led to the purge of two crore voters across the country. "Who are these two crore citizens being removed from the rolls? Are they our voters? On what grounds are they being disenfranchised?" he questioned, urging all political parties to unite in demanding an immediate halt to the revision drive.

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