On November 1, the leaders of Maharashtra's opposition parties, including Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), and Congress, will come together for a protest in Mumbai against the Election Commission's decision to move ahead with the local body elections without updating and correcting the voter list, despite their request for it (PICS/ASHISH RAJE)
Updated On: 2025-10-19 06:07 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
The opposition parties allege that many names are missing or wrongly listed, and are demanding a corrected voter list before local polls are conducted
The Supreme Court has set January 31, 2026, as the deadline to complete the polls for the Mumbai civic body and 28 other municipal corporations and local bodies in Maharashtra
Speaking at the press conference, MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar said that the protest will be held to "save democracy"
Raut said that opposition parties, which have been fighting against the ECI over the alleged "vote theft" allegations under the leadership of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, have also begun in Mumbai
"Today, we are presenting our stance on behalf of all parties... Almost all members of the MNS are present here today, which is a matter of happiness. The press conference was called urgently to address the issue of the Election Commission scam, which we have been fighting in Delhi under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, and which is now starting in Maharashtra as well," he added
According to the opposition leaders, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Raj and Uddhav Thackeray will address another press conference on the issue in the next few days
Earlier in the day, MNS chief Raj Thackeray had challenged the Election Commission, saying it should not proceed with elections unless the errors in the electoral lists are corrected
On Tuesday and Wednesday, a delegation of opposition parties met the State Election Commission (SEC) and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)
