Overview
- Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar and Raj Thackeray led the Nov. 1 ‘Satyacha Morcha’ in Mumbai protesting alleged massive irregularities in Maharashtra’s electoral rolls.
- Organisers cited figures of roughly 96 lakh to one crore bogus or duplicate entries and demanded that local body polls be postponed until a thorough cleanup is completed.
- Raj Thackeray displayed documents at the rally and claimed 4,500 people appeared to have voted in Malabar Hill while registered elsewhere, alleging double voting.
- The march proceeded from Fashion Street past Metro Cinema to the BMC headquarters despite the Mumbai Police not granting permission for the procession.
- The State Election Commission reiterated there is no legal provision for VVPAT use in local body polls, as the BJP countered the rally with a silent protest accusing the Opposition of pushing a false narrative.