Mumbai, Sept. 26 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday warned that Mumbai will take to the streets in huge numbers against "Vote Chori" (vote theft) starting October 2 if Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar does not step down.

Thackeray stated on X, "If Gyanesh doesn't go, Mumbai will step out against Vote Chori from 2nd October, in huge numbers!!"

Thackeray's warning came in response to a post by Abhijeet Dipke, who announced that if Gyanesh Kumar does not resign, the CJP will launch a nationwide protest starting from Mumbai on October 2, before expanding it to other cities across India.

"This Gandhi Jayanti, let's pledge to save democracy," Dipke's post read.

This comes after a political controversy eru...