Thousands of protesters from across the country, representing political parties, youth organisations, women’s groups and farmers’ bodies, gathered at Minto Road in Delhi on Sunday (November 1, 2026) ahead of the INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan, seeking to strengthen the campaign against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
“You can break one stick easily, but if you bundle 10 sticks together, they cannot be broken. Because i was unwell, “I could not attend the earlier protests. Because the footfall is higher on weekends, “I have never shut my cafe on a Sunday.
Among those assembling at Minto Road were members of the Indian Youth Congress, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, National Students’ Union of India, Krantikari Yuva Sangathan and the All India Students’ Federation, among other groups.
Ahead of the arrival of Opposition leaders, including Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, protesters raised slogans of “vote chori” and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the rollback of the SIR exercise. The gathering also drew citizens (independent of parties) who said the coming together of various parties and the public had given the protests greater strength after several demonstrations against the SIR in recent weeks. I am here simply to support the people of our country who are fighting against the government’s wrongdoings,” she said. Everyone needs to stand together to show the government that it cannot simply do whatever it wants,” she said.
Today’s protest symbolises that bundle of sticks,” said Tejender, an IT employee who had arrived with his wife from Gurugram. Today, I did not want to miss this one. But today, I wanted to be at the protest.
The education system is in a bad state, healthcare facilities are lacking, and there are concerns over the misappropriation of votes. Our country has so many problems that need to be addressed. Mr.
When asked why he had joined the demonstration on a Sunday afternoon, he said, “We are doing this for a better future for our children. It is high time we all came together,” he said. Tejender said the SIR exercise has disproportionately affected people who lacked the resources or awareness to navigate the documentation process.
