Uddhav and Raj Thackeray's protest against Gyanesh Kumar, 'Garjana Morcha' in Mumbai

Uddhav and Raj Thackeray came together against Gyanesh Kumar, how was the protest in Mumbai

'Garjana Morcha' was taken out in Mumbai on Sunday demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as well as issues related to the SIR process. This morcha was taken out under the leadership of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray.

An appeal was made to all parties to join this front. This morcha was taken out with the tricolor flag in hand and not with the flag of any party.

Many voters also joined this front from 10 am on Sunday morning, whose names had created problems in the SIR process.

A large number of people were present for this morcha in the Metro Cinema area of ​​Mumbai.

Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray had reached a hotel in the area for this morcha.

Apart from this, Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat, leaders of Nationalist Congress along with some other leaders of Mahavikas Aghadi were also present for the morcha.

Raj Thackeray appeals for 'poll boycott'

Raj Thackeray, who reached the protest, said, "I have been saying since 2017-18 that votes are being stolen. The Election Commission should take action against the irregularities in EVMs and voter lists. I was saying that without boycotting the elections for this, there will be no milk for milk and water for water."

He said, "When BJP won in Maharashtra, there was no enthusiasm among the people. After the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 40 to 60 lakh voters were increased in six months till the assembly elections. It is for the voters to decide who will be put in power and in the opposition, not the Election Commission."

Raj Thackeray alleged, "They don't seem to have any fear of what will happen if they lose power. All the courts, media and Election Commission have been taken over. What will they do if those who come to power after you leave power behave in the same way?"

Raj Thackeray demanded that the SIRs done till now in Maharashtra should be completely canceled.

He demanded, "Voting machines should be closed and elections should be held on ballot paper. Only then there will be milk for milk and water for water. Then whoever comes to power, there is no objection."

Uddhav Thackeray said, 'Hitler's close associates were found and punished'

In this protest against the Chief Election Commission, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and leader of Shiv Sena faction Uddhav Thackeray said, "This fight is the fight for the freedom of the country. The names of 13 crore voters across the country were removed from the voter list."

He said, "This fight is not about any one party, person or caste. Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed in a partisan manner. Rahul Gandhi had opposed the appointment."

Uddhav Thackeray also discussed the West Bengal Assembly elections from this platform.

He said, "Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had sent the army to include Marathwada in the country. Amit Shah sent the army to make his party win against a woman in Bengal."

Uddhav Thackeray said, "Not only the votes were stolen, but also the donation box of Ram Mandir and the parties were stolen. The government should clarify how many Bangladeshis are there among the two crore voters removed from Maharashtra. If the rights of voters are being snatched away in the name of Bangladeshis, then the voice will have to be raised."

Uddhav Thackeray said, "After Hitler left, those who committed sins along with him were found and punished. BJP and its officials should remember this."

'Are we from Maharashtra or Bangladeshi?'

On the occasion of the protest organized by the Thackeray brothers, some citizens who came against the SIR process and Gyanesh Kumar, while talking to BBC Marathi, explained their reasons for protest.

He said that he has joined it due to problems related to his name in the voter list.

While talking to BBC Marathi, he has made some claims related to his name. (Although the BBC has not yet confirmed these claims.)

Harshal Chiplunkar, who reached the protest, said, "A form was filled to remove my name from the SIR. When I complained to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, after their pressure, the BLO had to add the name. Even when all the documents were there, my name was removed. The names of 2.5 thousand voters in my area have been removed."

A person named Krishnan claims, "There is a mistake in my father's name. It is a small thing. But the names of many people have been removed. People are not aware about it. If there are problems in the names of Advani, Kejriwal, Nilekani, then what will happen to the exploited and deprived people. That is why I have come to protest."

Whereas Prashant Gupte, who was involved in the protest, claims, "After filling the SIR form, the mother's name was not in the old list, so our names did not appear in the new list. Now we are being asked to fill Form 6."

"First we were asked to surrender our ration card, gas subsidy was removed. That means our identity in the country is being lost. Gyanesh Kumar should answer whether we are from Maharashtra, Indian or Bangladeshi."

Growing dissatisfaction against Gyanesh Kumar

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is continuously on target of opposition parties after some things came to light in an investigative report of the English newspaper 'The Indian Express'. Opposition parties are demanding his resignation.

However, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi has been making allegations like 'vote theft' for a long time.

'The Indian Express' reported that the two election commissioners had lodged objections to the Election Commission's decisions 14 times in 10 months.

Mainly three issues were raised in the report.

First, the objection raised by two election commissioners regarding the inclusion and deletion of names of voters under the SIR.

Second, the objection lodged regarding the changes made in Form 6.

Third, objection regarding centralization of ECINet. According to the report, due to this the local election officials were not getting access to it.

Apart from this, the example of Goa was given in the report of 'The Indian Express'. It was said that despite being found eligible, 97 voters' names were not included in the voter list.

After this report, leaders of the main opposition party Congress, Left parties, Aam Aadmi Party and people associated with social organizations demonstrated. At the same time, Cockroach Janata Party also demonstrated in Mumbai on Friday.

A case has been registered under various sections against 400 to 500 unidentified CJP supporters, including Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Deepke, who protested in Mumbai's Shivaji Park Maidan area on Friday.

A case has been registered against these people for gathering illegal crowd without permission, using loudspeakers, raising slogans by gathering crowd, obstructing traffic and violating police orders.