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Mumbai Police File FIR Over Thackeray-Led March Without Permission
Police in Mumbai have filed a case against the organisers of a large march.
They say the march took place without police permission.
Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray led the march.
People gathered to protest changes to the state’s voter lists and the Election Commission’s work.
They also called for the Chief Election Commissioner to resign.
The march ended with a public meeting near the city’s municipal headquarters.
Raj Thackeray called for the voter-list revision to be stopped and for future elections to use paper ballots.
Police are still investigating.
Filing a case does not by itself mean the organisers have been found guilty.
Azad Maidan Police filed an FIR against organisers of the Virat Garjana Morcha over allegedly holding the march without permission.
The FIR cites Sections 223, 189 and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The march was held in Mumbai on Sunday and led by MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.
Participants opposed the Special Intensive Revision of Maharashtra’s electoral rolls, demanded the Chief Election Commissioner’s resignation and protested the Election Commission’s functioning.
The march ended with a public meeting outside Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters; police said further investigation is underway.
- Who
- Azad Maidan Police filed an FIR against the organisers of the Virat Garjana Morcha, led by Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray.
- What
- An FIR was registered over the march, which police said was held without permission.
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra; the march ended outside Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters.
- When
- The march took place on Sunday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The march protested the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Maharashtra and the Election Commission’s functioning.
Key facts
- Police station
- Azad Maidan Police Station
- March
- Virat Garjana Morcha
- FIR provisions
- Sections 223, 189 and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Protest issue
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Maharashtra
- Other demands
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and protest against the Election Commission’s functioning
- Raj Thackeray’s demand
- Scrap the SIR and use ballot papers in future elections
- Investigation
- Police said further investigation is underway
Sources
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