UPDATED: Nov 1, 2026 16:47 ISTAddressing a mega opposition gathering attended by senior leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, and Tejashwi Yadav, the speaker voiced serious concern over economic and constitutional challenges facing India. The speaker criticised the government over unemployment, asserting that military recruits have been reduced to daily wagers, and alleged that national assets have been handed over to corporate associates.
Highlighting the situation in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019, the speaker urged citizens to safeguard their voting rights and the Constitution, affirming solidarity with the struggle to protect the idea of India. Read MoreVIDEOS FROM OTHER SECTIONSLATEST VIDEOSOpposition Rally: BJP Targeted Over Loyalty Taunts, Vote Theft Claims & J&KAddressing an opposition gathering attended by Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and Akhilesh Yadav, a leader hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for questioning the patriotism of Indian Muslims, declaring that they have shed blood for the nation and will live and strengthen India.
The speech highlighted allegations of voter suppression against the Election Commission, invoking Akhilesh Yadav's remarks concerning voters excluded in Uttar Pradesh. Reaffirming that Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, and Zoroastrians are all equal citizens under B.
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The address condemned alleged electoral manipulation, voter deletion, and central interference, asserting that more than one crore votes were purged in Bengal through coordinated systemic subversion. Criticising central authorities and comparing political conduct to outright theft of jobs, public wealth, democratic norms, and constitutional rights, the speaker rallied opposition cadres to resist through sustained democratic struggle.
Calling for cross-community solidarity across castes and creeds, the speech appealed to judiciary and investigative agencies to function impartially rather than as political instruments, concluding with a national call to unite under the banner of saving India and protecting democratic governance.Akhilesh Yadav: 'आज रामलीला मैदान लोकतंत्र की हल्दी घाटी बन गया है'Addressing the INDIA bloc mega rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi alongside senior opposition figures including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, and Tejashwi Yadav, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav mounted a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Akhilesh Yadav alleged extensive voter suppression, claiming that the Election Commission turned a blind eye to the deletion of voter names despite formal complaints and affidavits submitted after the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Highlighting reports from Uttar Pradesh, he claimed that the BJP itself is now lamenting voter deletions to deflect blame for its imminent electoral losses. Akhilesh Yadav declared, 'आज रामलीला मैदान लोकतंत्र की हल्दी घाटी बन गया है', maintaining that the opposition united to defend Indian democracy against administrative manipulation, intimidation of voters, and economic distress.
Predicting an outright rejection of the double-engine dispensation, he asserted that Uttar Pradesh would deliver a decisive farewell to the BJP in the upcoming 2027 elections.Political Rally Chaos: Audio Disrupted, Crowd Warned of Live Wire RiskA political rally organiser urged attendees in the front row to step back after crowd pressure disrupted the main sound line, warning that the audio system had switched to a backup line carrying live current. The speaker also instructed people to immediately climb down from the audio tower on the right to prevent a collapse and asked flag bearers to lower flags so media cameras could clearly broadcast the leaders' speeches across the country.