Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday mentioned that he will likely be suspending his remaining engagements in West Bengal as a result of Covid-19 surge and urged all political leaders to “think about the consequences of holding large public rallies”.
“In view of the Covid situation, I am suspending all my public rallies in West Bengal. I would advise all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances,” Gandhi wrote on Twitter.
In view of the Covid scenario, I’m suspending all my public rallies in West Bengal.
I’d advise all political leaders to suppose deeply concerning the penalties of holding massive public rallies underneath the present circumstances.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 18, 2021
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Gandhi’s announcement comes on a day when the nation noticed its highest single-day spike of over 2.61 lakh Covid-19 instances and energetic instances within the nation surpassed the 18 lakh-mark.
Despite the surge in each day Covid-19 instances, election campaigning in Bengal continues to be in full swing. On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is ready to carry a number of rallies and roadshows within the state.
Similarly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s the face of BJP’s Bengal marketing campaign, held a number of rallies within the state on Saturday. At a rally in Asansol, Modi had mentioned that he was “elated” to see the big crowd that had gathered on floor.
The Congress criticised PM Modi for his assertion, with senior social gathering chief P Chidambaram accusing him of exhibiting “shocking callousness” by addressing rallies in West Bengal “instead of staying in Delhi” to deal with the Covid pandemic scenario.
