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Thackerays, Pawar to Lead November 1 Mumbai March Over Voter-Roll Dispute

The march presses for voter-roll cleanup before local polls after the election commission said VVPAT is not provided for in these elections.

Overview

  • Opposition leaders finalized the 'Satyacha Morcha' at the Y B Chavan Centre, setting a 1–4 pm route from Fashion Street to the BMC headquarters covering about 1.5 km.
  • MVA parties allege nearly one crore bogus or duplicate entries in Maharashtra’s rolls and say elections should not be held until the lists are corrected.
  • The State Election Commission maintains there is no legal provision to use VVPAT in local body elections and says voter-list maintenance is being handled securely.
  • Congress leaders reject the SEC’s stance by citing VVPAT testing in a 2017 Nanded Waghala ward, and the MNS will join the rally despite not being part of the MVA.
  • The Mumbai BJP announced a three-day door-to-door outreach from October 31 to November 2 to gather public inputs ahead of civic polls.