Sources in the party said that while the EC has stepped up measures to bring back eligible voters whose names were removed during the SIR drive, the BJP-led government has earmarked bigger spaces like Ramlila Maidan for demonstrations and is willing to engage with protesters.

The post, put out on Monday from Congress Keralam’s official X account, went viral before being deleted. It had called for the CJI’s resignation over his remarks on the Delhi protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

Ramlila Maidan notified as Delhi new protest site after Jantar Mantar was removed costs Rs 1.21 lakh per day and has only three dates open in December