The Ramlila Maidan venue has been prepared with a large tricolour canopy over the main stage for senior Opposition leaders and a second stage for representatives of state units. Organisers have installed barricades, temporary platforms and separate entry gates and enclosures for different categories of attendees.
Volunteers have been tasked with managing crowds, arranging drinking water and separate toilets for women, and coordinating parking with traffic police. Overnight stays at the venue are not permitted.
The INDIA bloc has estimated that up to 10 lakh people could attend the mobilisation, while Delhi Police expects around 50,000. Ramlila Maidan can accommodate 45,000 to 50,000 people when empty, but its effective capacity is expected to fall to 30,000-40,000 with chairs, enclosures and designated passageways in place. Additional space outside the ground has been earmarked for crowds.
More than 4,000 police personnel, along with companies of the Central Armed Police Forces, have been deployed along the march route and at the venue. The ground has been divided into 14 security zones, each supervised by an assistant commissioner-rank officer. More than 200 CCTV cameras, drones and body-worn cameras will be used for surveillance.
The INDIA bloc has appealed to students, young people, women, workers and civil society members to join the protest. The Cockroach Janta Party and student organisations have also extended support to the mobilisation.
The rally follows a symbolic ‘public impeachment’ of Kumar organised by the Opposition at Kharge’s residence on Saturday. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar presided over the proceedings, during which Kharge moved a resolution listing the Opposition’s allegations against the chief election commissioner. Rahul Gandhi delivered the concluding remarks before the resolution was adopted.
The Opposition has accused the Election Commission of large-scale deletion of voters’ names during the SIR exercise, describing it as ‘vote chori’. The Election Commission’s role in the revision process has become a major point of contention between the ruling BJP and Opposition parties.
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