Before he reached Delhi's Ramlila Maidan for the INDIA bloc's rally, Rahul Gandhi sought to renew his "shop a little" appeal to the people, but claimed the BJP had "forcibly shut down every shop" in Delhi's Connaught Place. This was a day after Gandhi asked the "lakhs of people" expected in Delhi for the rally to also shop at the city's markets, in a cheeky counter to the BJP's and some trader.