Delhi Police grants Congress NOC for November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan

The Delhi Police on Saturday (October 17, 2026) granted a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the Congress for its rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1 as part of the party’s nationwide campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

DCP (Central) Rohit Rajbir Singh said the Congress had first approached the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to check the availability of the venue. The civic body informed the party that the ground would be available from October 25 to November 3, following which it approached the police for the NOC.

“After interacting with them and understanding the security arrangements required, we have today granted them the no-objection certificate,” Mr. Singh said.

The ground will be booked for the period from October 25 to November 3. Other stakeholders or organisers seeking to use the venue can follow the same procedure, the officer said.

On October 5, the Congress announced a series of nationwide campaigns against Mr. Kumar and what it alleges is vote theft, under the slogan ‘Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’ (Save your vote, save the country).

The announcement followed a meeting chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at the party headquarters, Indira Bhawan, in New Delhi. The two-hour meeting was attended by general secretaries, State in-charges and Pradesh Congress Committee presidents, along with former party chief and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.