Maharashtra SIR: Shinde asks Sena workers to ensure Bangladeshis don't find place in electoral rolls

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde | Photo Credit: ANI

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday asked his party workers to keep an eye on the electoral rolls ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in the state and ensure no fake voters and Bangladeshis find place in them.

Addressing a rally here, Shinde, head of the Shiv Sena, also asked workers to work to strengthen the party organisation.

"Keep an eye on electoral rolls. Ensure there are no bogus and Bangladeshis in voter rolls. They should not be allowed to be part of it and ensure genuine voters are not left out," Shinde said.

The SIR process will begin in the state from next month.

He further his party and the state government has responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to cut down fuel consumption amid the West Asia crisis.

"This is for national interest. Some people mock, level charges (after the PM's appeal) but I want to tell them that we have to do the work of standing with the country when it is in trouble," Shinde added.

Shinde, who is also the Urban Development Minister, said Mumbai is the (country's) economic capital and a global city.

The government will do whatever it takes to make Mumbai what it should be, he asserted.

"There is BMC but the state government will not be behind in this," Shinde added.

Published on May 18, 2026