Sharad Pawar backs wider action against CEC amid SIR row. NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said demands for action against the Election Commission over the SIR process extend beyond Mumbai to Pune, Nagpur and other parts of Maharashtra. He backed political parties coming together to address alleged irregularities. Meanwhile, Raj and Uddhav Thackeray led a Mumbai protest demanding changes to the SIR process, voting machines and election procedures.