Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes stock of rally preparations at Ramlila Maidan.
NEW DELHI: The opposition INDIA bloc will hold its ‘Chalo Dilli’ march at Ramlila Maidan on November 1 to protest alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and demand the resignation of chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, with Delhi Police putting extensive security arrangements in place for the rally. This will be followed by the ‘Chalo Dilli’ Ramlila March on Sunday November 1,” Ramesh said on X. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said, “Due to incessant rain the Public Impeachment of Gyanesh Kumar organised by the INDIA janbandhan has been rescheduled to tomorrow October 31st at 2.30pm.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the march would begin at noon from the Minto Road-Connaught Place junction and culminate at Ramlila Maidan. Deputy commissioner of police (Central) Rohit Rajbir said on Friday that the police were keeping a close watch on potential attempts by “nefarious elements” to disrupt the gathering. He said the police were in continuous coordination with the rally organisers and pointed out that Ramlila Maidan had hosted several political gatherings this year. Those have been organised by different political parties,” Rajbir said. Highlighting the security concerns, the DCP said the police were particularly alert to any elements that could attempt to disturb the gathering.
He shared the details during an ‘Ask Me’ session on Instagram. Additional police personnel, local police teams and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will be deployed to ensure security. “We are in continuous touch with the organisers. This is not the first time that a political rally is happening here. Ramlila Maidan is generally known for holding political rallies. We’ve had three or four political rallies this year itself.