INDIA bloc’s ‘March for Democracy’ sees a massive mobilisation effort by Congress

On Saturday (October 10, 2026), as viral images of protests across Delhi flooded social media, with Jantar Mantar out of bounds and the Delhi Police carrying out mass detentions, Congress workers across the country received an appeal from top leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, to travel to the capital on Monday (October 12, 2026) and to show up for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’s (INDIA bloc’s) “March for Democracy”.

By Monday (October 12, 2026) afternoon, even before the buses carrying INDIA bloc leaders rolled out of the Constitution Club, Congress flags and their bearers were waiting at intersections along the route expected to be taken by the procession.

Many of them, like former Haryana Youth Congress working president Mayank Chaudhary, arrived just in time for the march, dodging police barricades. Driving down from Badkal in Haryana in a cavalcade of private cars, he said he encountered five barricades. “Each of the cars was packed with our workers. To ensure that the police did not detain us, many of them would get out before each barricade and walk the distance before getting back into the car,” he said.

Swift mobilisation

The Congress claimed that 2.5 lakh people participated in the march. It took “meticulous planning” and a refreshed party machinery to pull off the feat, party general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal said.