Kolkata: Former Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday extended her support to the INDIA bloc’s rally against alleged electoral irregularities at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Nov 1. Sources said she was likely to travel to Delhi on Saturday afternoon to attend the rally, accompanied by Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee .
Earlier reporting noted: ‘Silence is not an option’: Mamata extends support to INDIA bloc’s Nov-1 ‘Chalo Dilli Ramlila March’ Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday extended her support to the INDIA bloc’s protest against alleged vote theft, scheduled to be held at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on November 1. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata Stay updated with the latest Kolkata news.
Sources said Banerjee had also received a call from Delhi requesting the presence of TMC MPs at the event. Earlier reporting noted: “When the vote is under threat, silence is not an option,” she said, urging people to stand together to “defend our democracy and save our Constitution”. Earlier reporting noted: She also said the opposition bloc would stand united in its fight against alleged electoral irregularities, describing it as a battle to protect every Indian’s right to vote.
The party has decided to send a five-member delegation comprising Lok Sabha MPs Saugata Roy, Mahua Moitra and Kirti Azad, along with Rajya Sabha MPs Sagarika Ghose and Nadimul Haque. Download the TOI App. Meanwhile, the Congress will organise a mock parliament at party president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in Delhi on Friday, symbolically seeking the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
In a post on X, Mamata appealed to students, youth, women, workers and civil society to join the opposition’s campaign against alleged “vote chori”. Questioning the integrity of the electoral process, she claimed that EVMs were “under scrutiny”, voter data was “under question” and electoral rolls remained “under suspicion”. Sources said the Congress ’s top leadership had contacted Banerjee and she had responded positively to the request to join the campaign.
“When the vote is under threat, silence is not an option. Let us stand together to defend our democracy and save our Constitution,” she added.
“The fight against Vote Chori is a fight to protect every Indian’s right to choose. The Vote Loot in Bengal and across other states demand answers, not silence,” she wrote.