INDIA Bloc Rally Live: March From Mint Road To Ramlila Maidan To Start At 12 PM, Supporters Start Arriving

INDIA Bloc Rally Live Updates: Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP Amra Ram on Sunday alleged that the deletion of the names of around 13 crore voters amounted to a "brutal murder of democracy". He also questioned the credibility of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Ramlila Maidan Rally Live: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy arrived at Telangana Bhawan in Delhi. He was accorded a grand welcome by party MLAs, MLCs, MPs and ministers, He will participate in march from Minto Road to Ramlila Maidan.

INDIA Bloc Rally Live: Mamata-led TMC MP Kirti Azad called the Ramlila Maidan protest rally a public movement. He added that the Opposition's voice was prevented from being raised inside the Parliament, and so they are standing with the people themselves to raise the voice. "This is a people’s movement. Everyone is united in this; no one is separate, and it is not for the benefit of any single individual. This is about the rights of the people. When we are not given the opportunity to raise our voices in Parliament, we fight on behalf of the people who elected us, and that is why we are standing with them today. For instance, representatives from the CJP met with Mamata Didi yesterday. We are fighting for the youth of this country, for women, and for farmers and labourers—we are fighting for everyone. This is a struggle for the common people," Kirti Azad said.

Ramlila Maidan Mega Rally Live: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday stressed the need for a clean election register but objected to the deletion of voters at mass scale. Speaking to the media, he said, "What we need is an absolutely clean election register. It is better to have one or two dead people there than cut out 130 million real people."

Ramlila Maidan Protest Rally Live: Students' Federation of India (SFI) leaders and workers held a protest march from Surjeet Bhawan to Ramlila Maidan to join the INDIA bloc protest march. The student activists had gathered at Harkisha Singh Surjeet Bhawan to begin theur march.

INDIA Bloc rally Live Updates: The BJP has launched a sharp attack on the opposition INDIA Bloc over the Ramlila Maidan rally, calling it a fair of thugs. In a post on X, BJP Delhi said, "Today, at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, it’s going to be held again – The Fair of Thugs."

Ramlila Maidan Rally Live: Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasara arrived in Delhi to participate in the Ramlila Maidan rally. He said that the protest is aimed at saving democracy, while targeting PM Modi, CEC Gyanesh Kumar and HM Amit Shah. "This mega-rally is aimed at saving democracy, the Constitution, and the nation itself. The country is governed by the Constitution, which grants the right to vote—the very foundation upon which democracy functions. PM Modi, Gyanesh Kumar, and Amit Shah seek to dismantle all of this... The people of the country have now realised this... People from across the nation are participating in this mega-rally," Dotasara said.

Ramlila Maidan Rally Live Updates: Apart from CTI that had written letters to Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders, the Automotive Parts Merchant Association (APMA) has also raised concern over possible loss of business due to protests. ARMA told news agency that the timing of the event could disrupt business activities. "Ramlila Maidan is located in the middle of Asia’s largest commercial zone—with major markets like Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazaar, Daryaganj, Mori Gate, and Kashmere Gate within a three-kilometre radius," APMA president Vinay Narang said.

INDIA Bloc Rally Live: Supporters of the Opposition parties started arriving in Delhi since early morning. Delhi Police said that arrangements are in place and they are facilitating the arrival of protestors while ensuring no inconvenience to locals.

INDIA Bloc Rally Live: Samajwadi Party is optimistic for the INDIA bloc protest at Ramlila Maidan today. SP leader ST Hasan said that the protest rally is 'set to be a historic one.' "If the govt doesn’t interfere and allows the rally to take place, it is set to be a historic one. This rally is about saving the nation, protecting the Constitution, and safeguarding our democracy," Hasan said.

Ramlila Maidan Rally Live: Protesters who are arriving from Punjab to participate in Chalo Dilli march to Ramlila Maidan have reported heavy delays and route blockades along the Haryana border, according to news agency ANI. One of the protestors from Firozpur, Baljinder Singh alleged that thousands of vehicles remained stranded overnight due to barricading on the Punjab-Haryana corridor.

Ramlila Maidan Rally Live: DCP Central Rohit Rajbir said that apart from cops, the organisers have also set up their control centre and they are working together to secure the entire area.

"We have covered the entire area with 200 to 250 CCTV cameras. The organisers also have their own control room, and we are working together to ensure the security of this entire area," the DCP said, adding, "Regarding security here at Ramlila Maidan—the organisers have set up various enclosures, and we have police personnel stationed within them. There are also pathways between these enclosures, where our police personnel are deployed to ensure the area remains secure. Furthermore, there are many volunteers present—including members of the 'Seva Dal,' the Civil Defence Committee, and representatives from local residents' associations—who are assisting us. They are helping with crowd management on the surrounding roads..."

Ramlila Maidan Rally Live: A high-octane political battlefield has emerged in Delhi as INDIA bloc and BJP are set for showdowns unfolding side-by-side. While the opposition INDIA bloc is staging a massive 'Chalo Delhi' march to Ramlila Maidan, the BJP has mounted a counter-offensive with a march in West Delhi to remember the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, accusing the Congress of holding a political rally on the anniversary of the violence.

INDIA Bloc Protest Live: CJP founder Abhijit Dipke on Saturday evening met former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Delhi and thanked her for supporting the outfit during the protests it held. He expressed solidarity with the protest but made it apparent that the organisation would not show presence at Ramlila Maidan, maintaining that it wanted to preserve its independent identity

Ramlila Maidan Live: INDIA Bloc Anti-CEC Rally: Congress general secretary in-charge (organisation) KC Venugopal on Sunday said that the protest rally against CEC Gyanesh Kumar to be held during the day at Ramlila grounds in the national capital is a "stern warning" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. 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.

INDIA Bloc Rally Live: The Delhi Police have stepped up security around the Ramlila Maidan as a huge mass of protesters is anticipated to arrive at the INDIA bloc rally. As part of security measures, entry and exit points have been under stringent checks. Metal detectors and through checking has been planned by the Delhi Police at the site. To cover the expansive ground, the police have divided the ground into 14 zones, under ACPs and DCPs. The cops on duty will have uniform-mounted body cameras apart from over 200 CCTV cameras on the ground.

Ramlila Maidan Live: Amid persistent requests by the CTI to postpone the protest till Diwali, Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi has urged the protesters arriving at the Ramlila Maidan to shop from local traders to narrow the losses arising due to movement regulation and traffic curbs during the festive shopping season.