Overview
- Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar and Raj Thackeray are leading a joint march in Mumbai to protest alleged irregularities in Maharashtra’s electoral rolls.
- The rally is proceeding despite a police denial, with heavy deployment of Mumbai Police and SRPF personnel and traffic curbs along the south Mumbai route.
- Organisers planned the march from Fashion Street/Metro Cinema to the BMC headquarters between 1 pm and 4 pm, and Raj Thackeray arrived by local train from Dadar to Churchgate.
- Opposition parties allege nearly 96 lakh bogus or duplicate entries and demand door-to-door verification, roll cleanup and postponement of local body polls until corrections are completed.
- The SEC says there is no legal provision for VVPAT in local body elections, while BJP and allied leaders dismiss the protest and question the opposition’s claims about EVMs and voter lists.