Overview
- The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena submitted a dossier listing more than 33,000 questionable entries in Belapur, including roughly 15,000 duplicates and 18,403 bogus names.
- Examples cited by the party include a voter registered at a public toilet in Juinagar and dozens of deceased persons still on the rolls in Diwale Gaon.
- Belapur’s election officer said 4,000 to 5,000 duplicate names have already been deleted, with door-to-door verification and use of death certificates to be prioritised from November 1.
- The MNS and MVA partners are mobilising for a 'Satyacha Morcha' in Mumbai on November 1, with Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders saying about 9,000 members from Nashik plan to join.
- Raj Thackeray plans to present data alleging large-scale irregularities statewide, while critics like Sanjay Nirupam call the march a political stunt and point to Supreme Court timelines limiting a special roll revision.