India has seen a slew of high-profile corruption investigations in recent months India's main opposition alliance is due to hold a major demonstration against alleged corruption involving the ruling Congress-party led government.
The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party-led group plans to hold anti-sleaze protests in Delhi and across the country.
India has been rocked by a slew of high-profile corruption cases.
Among them is an alleged telecoms scandal in which phone licences were sold for a fraction of their value.
Ex-telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja, who resigned over the scandal, is expected to be questioned soon by India's top investigation agency, the CBI.
Mr Raja, who denies any wrongdoing, is a member of the DMK party, a member of the Congress-led ruling coalition.
Parliament has been deadlocked over opposition demands for a major inquiry.
Correspondents say that the main opposition Hindu nationalist BJP-led alliance has decided to take to the streets to pin down the government over corruption.
'Nothing to hide'The opposition protest comes days after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he has "nothing to hide" from an investigation into the sale of phone licences.
He told a party meeting he was ready to be questioned by a parliamentary panel in the inquiry.
Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi told the same meeting that graft was a "disease spreading through our society".
The CBI raided Mr Raja's premises this month and is expected to question him about claims he issued 2G licences on a first-come, first-served basis instead of auctioning them.
The national auditor said the 2008 sale cost the government up to $37bn (£23bn) in lost revenue.
The other corruption investigations in recent months involve financial malpractices at October's Commonwealth Games and an alleged housing scam.
Organisers of the Delhi Commonwealth Games have been arrested on charges of swindling millions of dollars before the October event.
The Congress party ordered the chief minister of the western state of Maharashtra to quit over his alleged role in a scam involving homes meant for war widows being given to relatives and bureaucrats.
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