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SFI students march to Ramlila Maidan for INDIA bloc rally

2026-11-01 · 1 source · Economic Times India

In short

SFI student activists marched toward Ramlila Maidan to support the INDIA bloc’s “Chalo Delhi” rally. The rally is calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over electoral roll irregularities, and Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee are expected to join.

This matters because it adds pressure on the Election Commission and shows political protests in Delhi. The reporting also says the BJP is holding a separate march in West Delhi, but it does not say what happened next.

What the reporting says

Student activists affiliated with the Students’ Federation of India marched toward Ramlila Maidan to support the INDIA bloc’s ‘Chalo Delhi’ rally, while the BJP staged a separate counter-protest in West Delhi. The rally is reported to seek the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over electoral roll irregularities, and opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee are expected to attend. The reporting does not say whether either protest changed traffic or policing.

Why it matters

Student activists from the Students’ Federation of India marched toward Ramlila Maidan in support of the INDIA bloc’s “Chalo Delhi” rally. The rally is aimed at demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities, and opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee are expected to participate. The BJP is separately organizing a march in West Delhi to commemorate the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The reporting does not say how the protests will unfold.

Touches: Government

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