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PM Modi And Congress Set For Major Political Showdowns On November 1
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News18•19-10-2026, 15:28
PM Modi And Congress Set For Major Political Showdowns On November 1
- •Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ambala to inaugurate the 1857 Shaheed Smarak on Haryana Divas.
- •The newly built memorial in Ambala Cantonment is dedicated to the First War of Independence and spans 22 acres.
- •Simultaneously, the Congress and allied opposition parties will hold a protest rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan.
- •The Congress-led protest will address concerns over electoral rolls, alleged vote manipulation, and the conduct of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The parallel events create a striking contrast between a focus on historical patriotism and a challenge to democratic institutions.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the 1857 Shaheed Smarak in Ambala on Haryana Divas, while the Congress-led Opposition plans a major protest rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan against alleged electoral malpractices.
Built in Ambala Cantonment across 22 acres with an estimated cost between Rs 700 crore and Rs 800 crore, the 1857 Shaheed Smarak is dedicated to the uprising widely regarded as India's First War of Independence.
The Congress plans to raise concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, alleged vote chori, and the conduct of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
