‘You can break a stick, not a bundle’: From an IT couple to a hospital patient, citizens turn up for INDIA bloc rally
Citizens, youth groups, farmers and political party workers gather ahead of the Ramlila Maidan rally, saying a united movement is needed to fight alleged vote theft and electoral roll irregularities
Thousands of protesters, representing various political parties, youth organisations, women’s groups, and farmers’ bodies, gathered at Minto Road in Delhi on Sunday, November 1, 2026, ahead of the INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan. The protesters, including members of the Indian Youth Congress, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, National Students’ Union of India, Krantikari Yuva Sangathan, and the All India Students’ Federation, among others, demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the rollback of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Among the attendees were Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and Farooq Abdullah, who arrived at Ramlila Maidan to spearhead the ‘Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’ protest march, symbolising the strength of the collective movement against electoral roll irregularities and mass voter deletions.
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