New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have urged people to join an opposition rally in Delhi on November 1, as the Congress-led INDIA bloc intensifies its campaign against alleged electoral irregularities.

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has also extended its support to the rally.

The rally is scheduled to take place at Ramlila Maidan from 10am to 5pm, with the opposition alliance demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the cancellation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Delhi Police has granted permission for the programme, subject to conditions.

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has appealed to student organisations across political affiliations to participate in the “Chalo Delhi” march.

In a video message shared on social media, he urged people to unite to protect democracy, constitutional values and voting rights.

Gandhi said the campaign was not limited to any particular political party and called on students and young people to join the protest.

He also urged participants not to be deterred by fears of police action.

Mamata Banerjee has likewise called on students, young people, women, workers and members of civil society to take part in the demonstration.

The opposition alliance argues that the SIR process could lead to eligible voters being excluded from electoral rolls.

Meanwhile, the CJP, founded by Abhijeet Dipke, announced its support for the INDIA bloc rally in a statement posted on social media on Wednesday.

The organisation said it supported all groups campaigning for free and fair elections.

It alleged that the voter-list revision process had raised serious concerns about the possible deletion of eligible voters’ names and called for Kumar’s resignation to restore public confidence in the Election Commission.

“The fundamental principle of democracy is that people get to choose their government, not that the government gets to choose its voters,” the CJP said in its statement.

The CJP’s endorsement comes after months of separate campaigns by the organisation and opposition parties against the SIR process and the CEC.

Several INDIA bloc parties, including the Trinamool Congress and Left parties, have previously supported CJP-led protests.

However, it remains unclear whether Dipke and other CJP leaders will attend the November 1 rally in person.

The organisation has not announced any formal decision to join the INDIA bloc.

The Election Commission’s handling of the voter-list revision has become a major point of contention between the opposition and the authorities.

While opposition parties have raised concerns about the exclusion of eligible voters, the commission’s actions and the legality of the process remain central to the ongoing political dispute.

The rally is expected to bring together opposition leaders and supporters to press their demands for electoral transparency and accountability.