BJP accuses Opposition of foreign links during anti-CEC rally
- BJP labels the Opposition rally a chaotic spectacle linked to foreign powers.
- Opposition leaders gathered at Ramlila Maidan to protest alleged electoral irregularities.
- Rahul Gandhi claimed 13.3 crore voters were removed from rolls to steal the election.
- Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge vowed to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar and PM Modi.
- Regional leaders including Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav joined the protest.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has characterized recent opposition rallies as attempts to promote anarchy and alleged that leaders are acting under foreign influence. BJP chief Nitin Nabin accused Rahul Gandhi of following instructions from foreign powers to incite disorder in the country. The party described the opposition gathering as a "chaotic, unruly spectacle" and compared Rahul Gandhi to the "son of a Mughal emperor".
In a separate legal development reported by Livelaw on November 3, 2026, the court quashed an FIR dated September 8, 2025, which had been registered at the Silwani police station in Raisen district under Section 196(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The court determined that the material provided did not establish a prima facie case under this section and that continuing the legal proceedings would constitute an abuse of the legal process. A separate FIR regarding an assault on Ramashankar Dixit during the same procession had also been filed at the same police station.
Opposition leaders rally at Ramlila Maidan
Major opposition figures gathered at Ramlila Maidan to protest against the Election Commission and alleged electoral irregularities.
The opposition leaders alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar colluded with the BJP to "steal" citizens' votes. They also asserted that the BJP formed central and state governments with a "stolen" mandate and vowed to protect the Constitution and democracy.
Rahul Gandhi claims 2024 election was stolen
He stated the Election Commission removed 13.3 crore voters, which is 15 per cent of the total, and termed this action as "rarest of rare" theft and treason.
Gandhi alleged that without CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Narendra Modi would not be Prime Minister and Amit Shah would not be Home Minister. He told the pair that there will be legal action against them for the "vote chori" (vote theft) they have committed.
Responding to Shah’s statement that the Prime Minister is not going anywhere, Gandhi said, "Narendra Modi cannot go anywhere; even if he wants to go, we will not let him". He added that the rally represents the voice of the nation, including youth, women, farmers, labourers, and common people, and pledged to protect the Constitution.
Gandhi stated the opposition does not promote violence or hatred towards Modi, Shah, or Kumar, and that they will work with love while protecting the Constitution. Gyanesh Kumar will go to jail," noting that this is the first step to bring the country back on rails.
Kharge calls for removal of PM and CEC
He alleged that the BJP and the CEC colluded to add or delete voters, stating, "It is not the voters who choose Modi, it is Modi who chooses the voters".
Kharge asserted that removing Prime Minister Narendra Modi is essential to save democracy, saying, "Modi jayega to hi loktantra bachega". He added that the opposition will find the CEC even if he hides underground.
In separate legal developments reported on 3 November 2026, a court noted that Section 196 of the BNS corresponds to Section 153A of the IPC, which penalises acts that promote communal disharmony, enmity, or hatred. This followed an FIR against journalist Uvesh Khan, who was accused of promoting communal enmity through a report on a Ganesh Visarjan procession.
The complainant in the case claimed the broadcast created fear and confusion among the Hindu community.
Regional leaders join the INDIA bloc protest
Akhilesh Yadav described the Ramlila Maidan rally as the "Haldighati of democracy" and noted the massive turnout as an indication that change is coming.
Regarding the recent MLC polls, Yadav said the people of Kashi have reduced the "double-engine" government to a "double zero". He added that the INDIA alliance will not stop and claimed the reason they could not form the government in 2022 was because of "theft". Yadav stated that a change is coming and that "parivartan" can come anytime.
She described the SIR exercise as "Special Intensive Relief to a party like the BJP".
Banerjee addressed Sonia Gandhi as "my leader" and acknowledged the presence of her former arch-rivals, the Left parties, at the rally. She claimed the West Bengal election was hijacked and urged people to unite against the BJP, declaring "The BJP will go, will go, will go".
We will fight this democratically. You hijacked the election," Banerjee alleged.
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