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INDIA bloc leaders gather at Ramlila Maidan for `Loktantra Bachao` rally

Updated On: 31 March, 2024 02:58 PM IST | ronak mastakar

In a show of opposition unity ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, INDIA bloc leaders came together at a `Loktantra Bachao` rally at the Ramlila ground in Delhi on Sunday in the backdrop of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal`s arrest (Pics/PTI)

In a show of opposition unity ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, INDIA bloc leaders came together at a `Loktantra Bachao` rally at the Ramlila ground in Delhi on Sunday in the backdrop of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal`s arrest (Pics/PTI)

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In a show of opposition unity ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, INDIA bloc leaders came together at a `Loktantra Bachao` rally at the Ramlila ground in Delhi on Sunday in the backdrop of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal`s arrest (Pics/PTI)
<p>NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI general secretary D Raja, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren were among the first to reach the Ramlila Maidan</p>

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NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI general secretary D Raja, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren were among the first to reach the Ramlila Maidan

<p>Kejriwal`s wife Sunita also joined the INDIA bloc leaders on stage. She will be reading out a message from her husband, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy</p>

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Kejriwal`s wife Sunita also joined the INDIA bloc leaders on stage. She will be reading out a message from her husband, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy

<p>Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, AAP leader and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav are also expected to join</p>

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Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, AAP leader and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav are also expected to join

<p>Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai had said on Saturday that the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance`s (INDIA) rally was the last chance to save India`s Constitution and democracy</p>

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Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai had said on Saturday that the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance`s (INDIA) rally was the last chance to save India`s Constitution and democracy

<p>The Congress had asserted that the INDIA bloc`s `Loktantra Bachao` rally was aimed at saving the Constitution and democracy and not any particular person</p>

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The Congress had asserted that the INDIA bloc`s `Loktantra Bachao` rally was aimed at saving the Constitution and democracy and not any particular person

<p>It said a "strong message" will be sent out from the INDIA bloc rally to Lok Kalyan Marg, where the prime minister`s residence is located, that the BJP-led government`s "time is up"</p>

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It said a "strong message" will be sent out from the INDIA bloc rally to Lok Kalyan Marg, where the prime minister`s residence is located, that the BJP-led government`s "time is up"

<p>Delhi Police has made elaborate security arrangements for the rally with paramilitary personnel deployed at and around the rally venue</p>

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Delhi Police has made elaborate security arrangements for the rally with paramilitary personnel deployed at and around the rally venue

<p>As workers of different political parties started gathering at Ramlila Maidan in the morning, police were busy managing the crowd</p>

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As workers of different political parties started gathering at Ramlila Maidan in the morning, police were busy managing the crowd

<p>The administration has allowed 20,000 people to attend the rally but police expect the number to exceed 30,000</p>

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The administration has allowed 20,000 people to attend the rally but police expect the number to exceed 30,000

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