Raj Thackeray Demands Scrapping of SIR, Calls for Ballot Paper Elections

October 4, 2026

Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has demanded the abolition of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral voter list and the holding of elections through ballot papers.

Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray jointly led a protest march in Mumbai on Saturday. Both leaders demanded the removal or resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Leaders from the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) also joined the march.

Opposition leaders gather in the ‘Virat Garjna Morcha’

The march, dubbed the ‘Virat Garjna Morcha’, began from Metro Cinema and reached the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters in South Mumbai.

The protesters demanded the resignation or removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar from his post over alleged irregularities in the SIR (Subject Initial … The rally was organised by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) led by Abhijeet Dipke.