Opposition leaders united at the ‘Garjana Morcha’, led by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray in Mumbai on Sunday, demanding the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and an end to the use of EVMs, with elections instead being conducted through ballot papers.
Raj Thackeray said the entire SIR process should be cancelled and demanded that elections should no longer be conducted through EVMs.
“There should be only ballot paper voting. When we will take up this issue in Delhi, two demands should be on our focus. “We welcome Make in India. He also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming he was the first prime minister against whom people across the country were expressing anger. The Election Commission will not decide who should be in power the people will decide,” he added.
First cancellation of the entire SIR process and second election on the ballot paper,” said Raj Thackeray. “One person Adani is getting everything from Forests, project contracts” said Raj. Uddhav Thackeray said the gathering was not a battle for any political party but a fight to save the nation and democracy. But if a dictator is made in India, we will all unite and end his regime,” he said. Uddhav said India had now stood up against “vote chor”. Targeting the BJP , Uddhav said the party was incapable of running the government and alleged that it was using power to take political revenge. Referring to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, Uddhav said dictators ultimately faced consequences, pointing out that Hitler was forced to commit suicide while other Nazi leaders were tried and punished. Earlier reporting noted: Uddhav Thackeray said that Kumar has “snatched away” the voting rights.
Earlier reporting noted: The Thackeray cousins began a march — dubbed the Virat Garjana Morcha (Grand Roar March) — from the Metro Cinema and traversed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters in south Mumbai, with leaders of Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) also joining them. Earlier reporting noted: “Our anger is about how this government is being run and through what means it is being run.
Congress reiterates alleged ‘vote chori’
He too demanded that elections be conducted using ballot papers.
NCP (SP) state president Shashikant Shinde said the BJP’s “dictatorial regime” would face its first defeat in Maharashtra.
