New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday announced a mega rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1, in a latest step in the INDIA bloc's "vote chori" (vote theft) campaign, which centres on the Election Commission of India's special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

"Our votes are being stolen, and we will not tolerate this quietly under any circumstances," Gandhi said, calling for the "Chalo Delhi" march. "Names have been removed from the voter lists. Rules and laws have been broken. And lathis have been used on those asking questions. Now the country will respond."

The INDIA bloc is pressing for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregul...