Special Intensive Review Process Faces Nationwide Opposition

The Special Intensive Review (SIR) of electoral rolls, currently being undertaken by the Election Commission, has sparked widespread criticism from opposition leaders across the country. In Maharashtra, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) have jointly condemned the exercise as a tool for voter‑list manipulation. They have urged citizens to gather in Mumbai on Sunday to protest what they describe as an institutional bias favoring the ruling party. The rally will begin at Metro Cinema and move through major thoroughfares, aiming to pressure the Election Commission to halt the SIR process immediately. Organisers insist that the protest is not a partisan rally but a defense of democratic norms and electoral fairness.