Mumbai, Oct 12 (PTI) The Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged separate protests at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai on Monday, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Sena (UBT) workers and leaders, led by Aaditya Thackeray and his brother Tejas, staged a silent demonstration with black ribbons tied around their mouths.
They raised slogans against the CEC, while placards were displayed with the slogan “vote chor gaddi chod”.
Aaditya alleged that the BJP government came to power in 2024 due to “vote chori”.
“The agitation will continue across the country till the CEC steps down,” he said.
He said the detention of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, AISA president Neha Bora, and Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke earlier in Delhi was a testimony to successful protest.
He said the Centre denotified Jantar Mantar as a protest site as “dictators got scared”.
At the same venue, MNS president Raj Thackeray participated in a signature campaign seeking the resignation of CEC Kumar.
His wife Sharmila Thackeray said peaceful demonstrations should be allowed.
On Sunday, Aaditya and MNS leader Amit Thackeray staged a protest in the Shivaji Park area with hundreds of supporters, triggering sporadic sit-ins and sloganeering.
Aaditya had called for intensifying the protest at Shivaji Park.
The CJP has been protesting against alleged irregularities in voter rolls and is seeking the Chief Election Commissioner’s resignation. PTI PR NSK
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