Before the commencement of the general meeting at the Surat Municipal Corporation, members of the opposition party AAP conducted a protest outside the Sardar Patel Assembly Hall, displaying placards with the slogan "Corruption Hatao, Palika Bachao" (Eliminate Corruption, Save the Municipality). The protest also involved the recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa inside the assembly hall. While opposition members voiced their demands to eradicate corruption, some BJP corporators countered with slogans calling for the removal of Kejriwal.