More than 4,000 personnel have been stationed around Ramlila Maidan for the INDIA bloc rally. Leaders marched from Minto Road towards the venue on Sunday to protest against alleged electoral irregularities. Many supporters joined the procession, raising slogans against the government and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
More than 4,000 personnel have been stationed around Ramlila Maidan, along the route from Minto Bridge to the rally venue and in surrounding areas
New Delhi: INDIA bloc leaders on Sunday marched in open vehicles from the Minto Road-Connaught Place junction towards Ramlila Maidan for a rally against alleged "vote chori", demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, TMC leaders Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee, and other senior leaders joined the "Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao" march.
A large crowd of supporters and party workers walked alongside the procession, carrying flags and banners targeting Kumar and the Modi government. Crowds also gathered at Ramlila Maidan, raising slogans against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The march comes a day after INDIA bloc leaders held a symbolic "public impeachment" of Kumar at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence. The Opposition has accused the CEC of facilitating large-scale deletion of voters' names and alleged electoral irregularities.