India, Oct. 13 -- While opposition parties in Delhi conducted a rally to the Supreme Court, the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS staged protests in Mumbai seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

MNS president Raj Thackeray participated in a signature campaign to remove Kumar, alleged to have committed irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, while the Sena (UBT) also staged a silent protest at Shivaji Park. The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), a pressure group that kickstarted the campaign for Kumar's removal, also held a demonstration at the maidan.

A pandal was set up at the ground, where MNS volunteers signed a register. Raj Thackeray too, accompanied by family members, a...