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Rahul Gandhi Demands CEC Resignation Ahead of Delhi Rally

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign before a November 1 Delhi rally.
He claimed votes were being stolen from poor citizens and electoral rolls were being manipulated.
He urged students, farmers, labourers, women, youth and traders to join the ‘Save the Vote’ rally on November 1.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of suppressing the rally.

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Punjab Minister Bhagwant Mann urged Centre to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor before Guru Nanak’s Gurpurab.
Punjab Vidhan Sabha passed a resolution demanding simplified pilgrim registration and safe cross-border movement.
Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj led a delegation blocked by Border Security Force at the Zero Line.
Union government has kept the corridor suspended since May 2025, citing security concerns after Operation Sindoor.

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AICC general secretary KC Venugopal landed at Mohali airport on October 25 to oversee Punjab rally preparations.
He met Punjab Congress president Pargat Singh and opposition leader Partap Bajwa to finalize the November 4 Sangrur rally.
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Pargat Singh warned that former MLA Raminder Singh Awla’s switch to SAD signals a BJP proxy role in Punjab.

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Rahul Gandhi Demands Resignation

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign before a November 1 Delhi rally.
He claimed votes were being stolen from poor citizens and electoral rolls were being manipulated.
He urged students, farmers, labourers, women, youth and traders to join the ‘Save the Vote’ rally on November 1.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of suppressing the rally.

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