Shawdesh Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a mega rally today to launch the BJP’s campaign for the assembly elections in India next year, reports Ndtv.

The rally comes amid ongoing protests across the country against the new citizenship law.
He will soon begin his address at Ramlila Maidan, about a kilometre away from Daryaganj in the old quarter of Delhi that was hit by violence on Friday during the protests against the amended Citizenship Act.

The rally comes weeks after the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill – legislation to grant ownership rights to residents of Delhi’s unauthorised colonies – cleared parliament on December 4.

The BJP will endorse the centre’s move at today’s event where a total of 11 lakh signatures by residents of these colonies will be handed over to the Prime Minister as a gesture of gratitude.

More than two lakh people are expected to attend the rally. This will be PM Modi’s first election rally in Delhi since he won a massive mandate for a second term in national elections earlier this year.

A multilevel security arrangement is in place with CCTV surveillance of all the routes leading to the venue.

Restrictions have been imposed at the Delhi-Gurgaon border today between 8 am to 2 pm.
The BJP plans to connect with three crore families over the next 10 days in an outreach effort. This will include several hundred rallies and more than 250 press conferences to clear “misconceptions” about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.