Opposition INDIA bloc to rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1 demanding CEC removal

The INDIA bloc plans a major rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on November 1, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral process.

Congress has set a target of at least 10 lakh participants for the gathering. The party describes the event as the culmination of its ‘Delhi Chalo’ march against alleged electoral irregularities and the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Ahead of the rally, INDIA bloc leaders plan to hold a ‘public impeachment’ of Gyanesh Kumar on October 30 at Hotel Ashok in New Delhi. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said the bloc would announce a public verdict demanding the CEC’s removal.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has reached out to INDIA bloc parties to encourage their participation in both events. Haryana Congress in-charge Sanjay Dutt and state unit president Rao Narendra Singh said the party would make the demand a central issue at the rally.

The opposition has linked its campaign to allegations of voter deletions and discrepancies in electoral rolls during the SIR process. It argues that these concerns require accountability and safeguards to protect eligible voters.

Amit Shah has also reviewed Delhi Police preparations to manage large protests. The allegations remain contested, and the Congress’s demand for the CEC’s removal is a political position rather than an established finding of wrongdoing.