About 200 people gathered near Chaityabhoomi in Dadar on Tuesday to peacefully demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in the wake of reports raising concerns about an alleged lack of transparency and voter list irregularities coming to light.

The protest, organised by the Mumbai unit of the Congress, was attended mainly by people over the age of 30 and a few college students. It started at 3 pm with about 50 people, and the number of protesters ballooned to 200 an hour later. Multiple political figures such as Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad and NCP-SP National Spokesperson Anish Gawande were in attendance and participated in reading the Preamble of the Constitution. The demonstration continued till 5 pm, as multiple protesters raised slogans demanding the resignation of the CEC due to the recent allegations.