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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday led the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' padaytra in Hyderabad. Shah led the foot march
from the Babu Jagjivan Ram statue at Basheerbagh to the Mozamjahi Market. Shah is expected to address people at the Mozamjahi Market. The meeting comes a day after the opposition INDIA bloc held a rally at Ramlila Maidan over the "vote chori" issue. Earlier today, the Union Minister had accused the Congress of attempting to seize power through "anarchy" and "undermine democracy" after facing repeated electoral defeats. In a post on X, he said, "Citizens have braced themselves to shield our democracy from these attacks."
Shah arrived at Begumpet airport in Hyderabad on Monday afternoon to participate in the 'padayatra'. Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy and other Telangana BJP leaders accorded a warm welcome to Shah at the airport. Soon after his arrival, Shah visited the Goddess Bhagya Laxmi temple at Charminar.
Meanwhile, BJP national president Nitin Nabin, CM Suvendu Adhikari and state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya held the 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' march in Kolkata.
The top BJP leaders have been participating in the party's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' march across the country to counter the opposition INDIA bloc's narrative.
The INDIA bloc held a massive rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan demanding Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
In a show of strength, prominent leaders of the grouping addressed the mammoth rally at Ramlila Maidan against alleged electoral irregularities and claimed that the BJP formed governments at the centre and in states with "stolen" mandate.
