Thackeray cousins lead march to BMC against CEC, seek end to SIR in Maharashtra

Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray led a march in Mumbai on Sunday (October 4, 2026) and demanded that Gyanesh Kumar , CEC, resign and that the SIR of voter rolls in Maharashtra be scrapped. The march added to the campaign that Opposition parties have run against the Election Commission over the SIR and the working of the panel, and the police said they would file cases against the organisers for gathering without permission.

The march began at Metro Cinema and ended at the BMC headquarters. Workers of the Congress and the NCP (SP) also took part. The police said the administration had not granted permission, and that cases would be filed against the organisers under the Section that covers assembly without permission. Mumbai police informed that approximately around 6000 protesters gathered.