04 October 2026 11:33 AM IST

Heavy Security Deployed At Mumbai Metro

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray are slated to hold a protest in Mumbai on Sunday against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter list manipulation and irregularities in the special intensive revision process.



The march will proceed from Metro Cinema and conclude at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters. Heavy security has been deployed at key locations, while banners and other arrangements have been set up at the rally venue.

Mumbai, Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray will jointly protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar today. Preparations are underway, with banners and posters put up at the rally venue https://t.co/DPGmpiHEyp

— IANS (@ians_india) October 4, 2026

Huge Crowd Gathers Near Metro Inox As Police Step Up Security

A massive crowd has gathered at the protest site, where demonstrators are demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar. Youths and women are among those taking part in the protest. Several protesters are carrying posters and placards targeting Kumar and raising slogans against him.

#WATCH | Mumbai | MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to lead a joint protest march against the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar https://t.co/PxuLVepim2

— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2026

Raj-Uddhav march will echo in Gyanesh Kumar's ears for years: MNS' Bala Nandgaonkar

Speaking to reporters about the Thackeray brothers’ morcha, MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar said the march would be a major gathering, with party workers and members joining the Thackeray brothers.

“It will be a grand march. Along with the Thackeray brothers, other party members will also join. People are angry. I think the march that is going to happen will echo in the ears of Gyanesh Kumar for many years,” Nandgaonkar said.

VIDEO | Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena are going to hold a protest march in Mumbai today.

MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar says, "It will be a grand march, along with the Thackeray brothers, other party members will also join, people are angered, I think the march that is going to happen, it will echo in the ears of Gyanesh Kumar for many years."

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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 4, 2026

‘Has Uddhav Thackeray Forgotten?’ BJP’s Ram Kadam Hits Out Over Raj-Uddhav Morcha

Reacting to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s protest against the Chief Election Commissioner and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), BJP leader Ram Kadam questioned Uddhav Thackeray’s earlier stand on electoral rolls.

Kadam said Thackeray had himself taken out a march on November 9, 2025, demanding the removal of alleged bogus names from electoral rolls. He claimed Thackeray had also presented several pieces of evidence during the protest, which was named the ‘Satyagraha Morcha’ and described as a march for truth.

Mumbai, Maharashtra: On Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS Chief Raj Thackeray’s protest against the Chief Election Commissioner and SIR, BJP leader Ram Kadam says, “Has Uddhav Thackeray forgotten? Has he forgotten that 11 months ago, on November 9, 2025, he himself took out a march demanding that bogus names in the electoral rolls be removed? He did not merely make the demand; he brought several pieces of evidence. The name of that march was Satyagraha Morcha, a march for truth…”

— IANS (@ians_india) October 4, 2026