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Rahul Gandhi calls for November 1 Delhi rally over voter-roll deletions
Rahul Gandhi has called for a rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on November 1 over alleged problems in the revision of voter lists.
He is asking farmers, students, workers, women, young people and traders to join the march, called “Chalo Delhi.”
The INDIA bloc says the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision removed names from voter lists improperly and wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
The Election Commission has defended the revision, saying it removed deceased, migrated and duplicate voters in Bihar.
The dispute is part of a wider opposition campaign that has included street protests and a petition filed at the Supreme Court.
The BJP has criticized the rally date because it is the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Congress leaders say the march will go ahead on November 1, while the voter-roll revision continues in Telangana, where final lists are due on November 9.
Rahul Gandhi has called for a rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on November 1 to protest alleged voter-roll deletions.
He urged students, farmers and other members of the public to join the “Chalo Delhi” march.
The INDIA bloc’s campaign alleges irregularities in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The BJP criticized the rally date because it is the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The Election Commission has defended the revision, saying it removed deceased, migrated and duplicate voters in Bihar.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi announced the rally. He urged students, farmers and other members of the public to attend.
- What
- A “Chalo Delhi” march and rally against alleged voter-roll deletions and irregularities in the electoral-roll revision.
- When
- November 1. The announcement was reported on October 25 and 26, 2026.
- Where
- Ramlila Maidan, Delhi.
- Why
- Gandhi and the INDIA bloc say names were removed from voter lists and rules were broken during the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision.
INDIA bloc and Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party
Rally purpose
INDIA bloc and Congress
The INDIA bloc is protesting alleged voter-roll deletions and irregularities in the revision.
Bharatiya Janata Party
The BJP criticized the rally’s chosen date, the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, and said it hurt victims’ feelings.
Rally date
INDIA bloc and Congress
Congress leader Pawan Khera said the November 1 march would go ahead and rejected calls to postpone it.
Bharatiya Janata Party
The BJP said Gandhi was “adamant” on holding the rally on November 1.
Nearly 300 Opposition MPs led by Gandhi marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission headquarters and were stopped by police before being released.
INDIA bloc leaders, activists and civil society members marched to the Supreme Court and filed a joint petition challenging the SIR.
Gandhi announced a rally at Ramlila Maidan for November 1.
The “Chalo Delhi” march and rally is scheduled to take place.
- Rally date
- November 1
- Venue
- Ramlila Maidan, Delhi
- Campaign name
- Chalo Delhi
- Revision under criticism
- Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
- BJP objection
- November 1 is the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
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What people are saying
Our votes are being stolen, and we will not tolerate this quietly under any circumstances
Names have been removed from the voter lists. Rules and laws have been broken. And lathis have been used on those asking questions. Now the country will respond.
But let’s be clear: the march will happen
adamant