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Uddhav Thackeray Roars in Mumbai: Slams Election Commission, Questions Gyanesh Kumar's Appointment
- •Uddhav Thackeray severely criticized the Election Commission during his 'Garjana Morcha' in Mumbai.
- •Thackeray questioned the appointment process of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing changes in the selection committee.
- •He highlighted the removal of 13 crore voters nationwide, including 30 lakh in West Bengal, equating it to Maharashtra's entire population.
- •Thackeray linked PM Modi's 'Make in India' to a rising dictatorship, vowing to overthrow such a regime.
- •He raised concerns about law and order by mentioning the murder of Thackeray faction's Pradeep Purnekar in Thane.
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Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray criticized Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission during a rally in Mumbai, accusing them of removing 13 crore voters from electoral rolls nationwide and acting partially under political influence. He also demanded that future elections be conducted using ballot papers rather than electronic voting methods.
Uddhav Thackeray demanded that recent elections in Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu be cancelled and held afresh via ballot papers due to widespread controversies regarding irregularities in voter rolls and alleged bias within the Election Commission under Gyanesh Kumar's tenure.
Reports emerged that election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised objections and lodged complaints with the cabinet secretariat regarding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's unilateral decision-making and handling of the poll panel.
