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Wednesday · 4 November 2026 · Amritsar / Toronto

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Bhopal: Nadda and Mohan Yadav Lead BJP's 'Loktantra Bachao' March, Campaign to Go to District Headquarters

Union Minister J.P. Nadda and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav led the BJP's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' foot march in Bhopal on Wednesday, accusing the Congress of undermining democratic institutions through its 'Vote Chori' campaign. Yadav announced that after the Indore, Jabalpur and Bhopal legs, the campaign will now be taken to district headquarters across the state.

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Editorial illustration of a large political foot march in Bhopal, with a dense crowd carrying plain banners walking down a broad avenue past a lake and city skyline, led by generic figures in white kurta-pyjama — BJP leaders and workers march through Bhopal under the 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' banner, in an editorial depiction of the November 4 programme. (Editorial illustration)

Bhopal: Union Health Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader J.P. Nadda on Wednesday led the party's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' (Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy) foot march in Bhopal, accusing the Congress of undermining democratic institutions by questioning the Election Commission and electronic voting machines after electoral defeats, news agency IANS reported.

Source: IANS via HiIndia

Nadda was accompanied by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and state BJP president Hemant Khandelwal. The procession moved from Atal Path near Platinum Plaza through New Market to Roshanpura, and was joined by state ministers, party office-bearers, traders, professionals and thousands of BJP workers, according to the reports.

Chief Minister Yadav announced that the campaign will now be extended to district headquarters across Madhya Pradesh. The Bhopal programme was the third such march in the state, after similar programmes in Indore on October 30 and in Jabalpur earlier this week, IANS reported.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

The BJP has launched the campaign as a counter to the Congress's 'Vote Chori' (vote theft) allegations, its protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and its objections to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Addressing the gathering, Nadda accused the opposition of displaying an irresponsible attitude and engineering distrust in institutions, news agency ANI reported.

Source: ANI via APNA MA TV

Yadav, addressing the public meeting at Atal Path before the march, accused the Congress of weaponising constitutional institutions for narrow political gains. Dainik Jagran reported that Nadda also described Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's politics as 'hit and run' and criticised the opposition party's remarks on the judiciary and the Election Commission.

Source: Dainik Jagran MP

The march concluded at Roshanpura around 1.19 pm, according to the Jagran report's live updates. With the city-level legs complete, district-level programmes under the same banner are set to follow across the state, the Chief Minister said.

Sources

IANS via HiIndia - https://hiindia.com/nadda-targets-rahul-gandhi-congress-over-vote-chori-charge-leads-bjp-march-in-bhopal/
IANS via The Freedom Press - https://thefreedompress.in/bjp-to-take-campaign-against-congress-vote-chori-charge-to-district-level-in-mp-cm/
ANI via APNA MA TV - https://apnamatvchannel.com/india/irresponsible-attitude-jp-nadda-slams-opposition-over-electoral-distrust-calls-congress-threat-to-democracy/
NationPress - https://www.nationpress.com/all/bjp-takes-loktantra-bachao-to-mp-districts
Dainik Jagran MP - https://english.dainikjagranmpcg.com/states/madhya-pradesh/jp-nadda-targets-congress-at-bhopal-rally-cm-mohan-yadav/article-42859

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