November 1 Rally: Rahul Gandhi appeals; BJP keeps eye

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appealed to all those "who feel India is under attack" and those "who are fed up with Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Gyanesh Kumar" to join the INDIA bloc's 'Save Democracy' rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on November 1.

Meanwhile, Congress leaders said former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will symbolically preside over a mock impeachment of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at party president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence on Friday, where Kharge will move a resolution and others, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, will participate in the mock debate.

Terming the Ramlila Maidan rally a march to save democracy, stop vote theft and to save the Constitution, Gandhi said in a statement, "This is not a march for any one political party, it's a march for the soul of India. All those who are fed up with Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Gyanesh Kumar. All those who want to save democracy and protect the Constitution, come... I urge all student groups, regardless of your political affiliation - if you feel that India is under attack, if you feel you are under attack, your expression, your ideas, your way of thinking is under attack, come and join us."

Gandhi also told potential participants not to worry about the police. "Don't worry about the police, don't worry about lathicharge, BJP will not have the guts to try any of their antics," he said.