Rahul Gandhi Urges Ramlila March Attendees To Shop From Delhi's Local Traders

Rahul Gandhi had a cheeky response -- a suggestion, actually -- after some sections of traders said the Opposition's November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi would disrupt their sales in the festive season. Gandhi put up a short video, seated in a moving car, urging the "lakhs of people" expected in Delhi for the rally to also shop at the city's markets after they are done with the protest against alleged electoral fraud. "Today, along with protesting, marching and attending the rally, do a little shopping too. It will help our local traders," the Leader of Opposition said in the video posted on X. "I know that our rally will not hurt the traders. The BJP is spreading rumours because it is scared. But let's do both," he added. The post came hours after a traders' body asked Congress-led INDIA bloc constituents to persuade the main Opposition party to postpone the event until after Diwali.