00:00The battle over SIR is only but escalating, with the BJP and the India Bloc gearing up now for a
00:05high-voltage showdown on the streets.
00:08Today, BJP Chief Nitin Nabeen led BJP's counter-offensive.
00:12He led a padhyatra in Delhi's Chandni Chowk.
00:15Congress has decided to go ahead with a public impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar at Karge's own residence on the
00:2230th of October.
00:23But with traders now raising concerns over the impact of the opposition's mega-rally on the 1st of November, political
00:30confrontation has now acquired a new flashpoint.
00:43From festive fervour to political fury, the streets are turning into a battleground.
00:51As the India Bloc sharpens its offensive against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, the BJP is mounting a counter-offensive.
00:59BJP Chief Nitin Nabeen led a padhyatra in Delhi's Chandni Chowk on Wednesday.
01:28Union Health Minister J.P. Nabeen, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and Gujarat Chief Minister
01:34Bhupinder Patel have also hit the streets, accusing the opposition of spreading anarchy.
01:44And November 1st promises a direct showdown.
01:48As the India Bloc rallies at Ramlila Maidan, Yogi Adityanath will lead a counter-padhyatra in Lucknow.
01:56Two rival campaigns taking the fight to the streets.
02:00But the battle has spilled into the markets.
02:05A trader's body has returned to Rahul Gandhi.
02:08They say India's Bloc's November 1st rally is expected to draw over 10 lakh people.
02:14And thus, rally could disrupt business in 20 markets, within the 1 to 5 km radius of the venue.
02:21Traders say they don't want a fight, they only want a dialogue.
02:25They are seeking a 20-minute meeting with Rahul Gandhi.
02:27Traders say if the leader of opposition can convince them that their businesses won't be affected,
02:33they will withdraw protest.
02:35And if Rahul can convince them that there will be losses, then the LOP should postpone the rally.
02:43Traders' request has triggered fresh flashpoint between Congress and BJP.
02:49This is the case of the people who have written this knowledge of BJP.
02:52The people who have written this knowledge of BJP.
02:56So that this agitation, this protest cannot be possible.
03:02We know it from a good way.
03:04The BJP is also protesting.
03:31Meanwhile, the opposition is pushing ahead with its public impeachment exercise
03:36against CEC Gyanesh Kumar on October 30th.
03:41After permission was denied at Ashoka Hotel in Ramlila Maidan,
03:45the public impeachment will now be held at Malik Arjun Khadage's residence
03:49with opposition MPs, former judges and civil society members expected to attend.
03:56With November 1st emerging as a major test of political strength,
04:01this is no longer just a fight over SIR.
04:04It is a battle over the streets, the narrative and public perception.
04:09Who will win?
04:12With Masmi Singh, Bureau Report, India Today.
