India, Oct. 28 -- All roads to Delhi's Ramlila Maidan will be heavily barricaded and manned to ensure people gathering at the venue for the Congress-led bloc's November 1 rally do not march towards Jantar Mantar and other restricted zones, and a contingency plan will be in place for immediate evacuation of top politicians in case of an emergency and possible disruptions, two police officers said.

Jantar Mantar was de-notified as a designated protest venue, and three new sites across the city were listed for holding demonstrations. Student protests against exam irregularities at Jantar Mantar forced the then Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign in July.

The Ramlila contingency plan involves top leaders including Congress...