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BJP's big counter to INDIA bloc rally on Nov 1; 5,000 to hit Delhi streets as 1984 riot victims to join march

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up for a major show of strength in Delhi against the Congress-led I.N.D.I.A bloc's rally scheduled for November 1 at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. As per details, the party is preparing to organise a march involving around 5,000 people, with victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and their family members also expected to participate. The proposed march will be led by Union Minister Hrdeep Singh Puri and will be held in Delhi's Hari Nagar area at 11 am on Sunday (November 1). Several prominent BJP leaders, including senior Sikh leaders from the party, are expected to take part in the programme.