INDIA bloc leaders expect huge turnout at Nov 1 rally, say hurdles created for mobilisation

Preparations for the INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan were in full swing on Friday (October 30), with CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas claiming that 10 lakh people would come to Delhi and alleging that authorities were trying to prevent participants from reaching the national capital.

The rally, which will begin around 11 a.m., is part of the opposition bloc’s campaign demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral irregularities and cancellation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

People are expected to start arriving in Delhi from the night of October 31, while Delhi Police has permitted the gathering between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

-PTI