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INDA bloc's 'public impeachment' of CEC Gyanesh Kumar featured accounts from voters who alleged that their names had been deleted from electoral rolls

Updated - November 01, 2026 10:02 am IST

Security tightened ahead of a "Save Democracy" march towards Ramlila Maidan led by INDIA bloc leaders amid calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign, in New Delhi on November 1, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters

The stage is set for the INDIA bloc’s mega rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday (November 1, 2026), with opposition leaders and supporters from different states beginning to reach the national capital for a show of strength against alleged electoral irregularities and to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Posters announcing the INDIA bloc’s ‘Chalo Delhi’ march were put up outside Ramlila Maidan, as security personnel were deployed at the venue ahead of the Opposition’s mega rally on Sunday (November 1, 2026). A post by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) also highlighted the rally, with preparations underway ahead of the event.

The bloc carried out a symbolic “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, unanimously adopting a motion by a show of hands on Saturday (October 31).

They levelled six charges against him, including conspiring with the ruling BJP to steal elections, deleting 13.2 crore voters through the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter lists, and acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

Amid the INDIA bloc’s mega rally in Delhi on Sunday (November 1, 2026), BJP national president Nitin Nabin is set to lead a ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ march in Haryana’s Rohtak to counter the Opposition’s narrative.

Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan will also participate in the ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ padyatra in Faridabad. The march will begin from B.K. Chowk at NIT, Faridabad.

Mr. Nabin will lead the march against what the BJP describes as the Opposition’s “misinformation, propaganda and orchestrated chaos” on a day the INDIA bloc will hold a rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi against the SIR and alleged vote theft.

Mr. Nabin’s padyatra will begin from Chhotu Ram Polytechnic Ground and culminate at D-Park in Model Town, where Mr. Nabin will also pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his statue, the BJP said in a statement.

The BJP said the initiative is far more than a political event; it represents a resolute ideological movement against the “falsehoods, conspiracies and unrest engineered by a desperate opposition”. -- PTI

AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday (November 1, 2026) said the party’s protest rally against CEC Gyanesh Kumar to be held during the day at Ramlila grounds in New Delhi was a “stern warning” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Congress has alleged electoral irregularities and demanded the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.

Mr. Venugopal told the media in Delhi that it will be a protest like never before and that it has affected the composure of the PM and Home Minister.

“They have lost their composure seeing the magnitude of the public support for the protest. That is why they are making statements that the protestors are anarchists and the agitation was an insult to the Parliament. The protest is a stern warning to them,” the Congress leader said.

“Gyanesh will be removed from his post. Take it from us,” he added.

Mr. Venugopal also said that it would be “good for the police” if they cooperate. -- PTI

The Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory announcing traffic restrictions and diversions in parts of Central Delhi on Sunday in view of a proposed INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan, with a large gathering expected at the venue. The restrictions will remain in place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and traffic movement on several adjoining roads is likely to be affected.

The advisory lists several diversion points, including Netaji Subhash Marg T-Point, Rajghat, Delhi Gate, ITO A-Point, Ajmeri Gate Red Light, Ranjeet Singh Flyover at Barakhamba Road, Bhavbhuti Marg-DDU Marg Red Light, Jhandewalan Roundabout, Turkman Gate and Mirdard Chowk.

Traffic curbs in Central Delhi on November 1 for INDIA bloc rally

Traffic advisory: Central Delhi traffic restrictions, diversions, and bus routes for INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., with alternate routes and public transit tips.

E-rickshaws pass by cutouts of Indian National Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and K. C. Venugopal put up outside Ramlila Maidan ahead of the "Save Democracy" march to be led by Rahul Gandhi, amid calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign, in New Delhi, India, October 31, 2026. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY