Traders urge Rahul Gandhi to defer INDIA bloc’s Nov 1 rally, say Rs 10,000 crore Diwali business at risk
- On Monday, October 26, 2026, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi told Delhi traders the INDIA bloc's November 1 rally would end in 30 seconds if Prime Minister Narendra Modi removed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- The Chamber of Trade and Industry urged the INDIA bloc to postpone the November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan until after November 10, warning that disruptions could impact business worth ₹10,000 crore during peak Diwali shopping.
- CTI identified around 20 wholesale and retail markets within a 5-kilometre radius of the site; Delhi records business worth around ₹25,000 crore across sectors during Dhanteras and Diwali.
- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said the party would consider the traders' request while maintaining that the campaign against alleged "vote chori"—irregularities in electoral rolls—remains a serious opposition priority.
- The proposed rally continues the opposition's campaign against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with leaders vowing to take the "vote chori" fight to its logical conclusion.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar would end within 30 seconds if Prime Minister Narendra Modi removed him from office. His statement came on 26 October, after Delhi traders asked him to postpone
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“Tell Modi to sack Gyanesh Kumar, protests will stop in 30 seconds”: Rahul Gandhi
In a post on X, while sharing a poster calling for a protest at Ramlila Maidan on November 1, Rahul Gandhi responded to growing concerns raised by commercial bodies regarding security barricading and public transit restrictions affecting local markets during ongoing political demonstrations.
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