Congress cancels huge election rallies in all poll-bound states citing Covid-19

The Congress get together has introduced that it’s cancelling all of the upcoming ‘big’ election rallies which have been scheduled in Uttar Pradesh and different 4 election-bound states. On 5 January 2022, Congress basic secretary KC Venugopal knowledgeable that the get together took this choice at the moment contemplating the present state of affairs of COVID-19 pandemic. The 5 states the place meeting elections are scheduled to happen within the subsequent couple of months are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
Earlier, it was reported that the Congress get together has cancelled its election rallies solely in Uttar Pradesh, the place it has no electoral prospect. Congress spokesman Lallan Kumar had stated that the get together has cancelled its huge ballot rallies in Uttar Pradesh until the Covid-19 state of affairs improves on the instruction of basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi. The get together additionally cancelled the marathon races it had deliberate within the state after a marathon in Barreily had resulted in a stamped-like state of affairs. Marathon races have been scheduled to happen in Azamgarh, Varanasi, Ghaziabad and Aligarh this week, however they stand cancelled now.
Later at the moment the get together introduced that it’s cancelling all huge election rallies in all 5 poll-bound states, not simply Uttar Pradesh. Congress basic secretary KC Venugopal, whereas addressing to media, stated, “Congress has decided to postpone major rallies in Uttar Pradesh and other poll-bound states. We have asked state units to assess the COVID-19 situation in their states and take a decision on holding rallies.”
Congress has determined to postpone main rallies in Uttar Pradesh and different poll-bound states. We have requested state items to evaluate the COVID-19 state of affairs of their states& take a call on holding rallies: Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal to ANI(File picture) pic.twitter.com/N94PaWltj5— ANI (@ANI) January 5, 2022
Reportedly, the get together will organise small gatherings via ‘Nukkad Natak’ and conduct door-to-door campaigns to succeed in out to the voters forward of the meeting polls.
Even although the get together introduced that it’s cancelling ‘big’ election rallies, it didn’t outline what are ‘big’ rallies. Moreover, the get together is changing ‘big’ rallies with small gatherings, which suggests it would nonetheless maintain election rallies on a smaller scale.
There has been an growing demand from numerous sectors to cancel rallies and even postpone elections in view of the upcoming third wave of Covid-19 within the nation, significantly pushed by the Omicron variant. By taking this choice, the Congress get together might be able to power different events additionally to droop huge ballot rallies.
However, this step taken by Congress is seen as an try to cowl up the stampede incidence in Bareilly that occurred throughout a marathon organized with a rally of Priyanka Gandhi who’s on her election tour titled “Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon.” It is notable that few teen women have been injured in that incident and Congress has seemingly taken this choice in response to the criticism on the get together after irresponsible statements by the get together members in help of this mishap.
What precisely occurred in Bareilly?
It is now virtually evident that the choice taken by the Congress get together is basically influenced by the outrage and criticism it needed to face after the Bareilly stampede incidence. It had occurred throughout a marathon organized by the native Congress chief and ex-mayor of town Supriya Aron. It was supposedly organized consistent with the present marketing campaign of the Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi, which is titled “Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon.”
As the marathon was began women and girls began working. In a matter few seconds, women within the entrance rows fell down. They have been adopted by a whole lot of girls and women working behind them. The women survived the accidents. Had the runners behind them not been stopped, it could have been a but greater stampede that would have trigger even the demise of some of them. Congress needed to face plenty of criticism for this. Adding to the more serious Surpiya Aron termed it because of human tendency. This too attracted plenty of outrage in social media.
Shocking visuals from Bareilly, #UttarPradesh!! A stampede like state of affairs has occurred on the Congress marathon. Several women fell & have been harm. Thankfully no lives have been misplaced. Is it proper to play with human lives to meet your political ambitions, @priyankagandhi ji?? pic.twitter.com/lkWXYrKDbw— Priti Gandhi – प्रीति गांधी (@MrsGandhi) January 4, 2022
As the variety of new Covid-19 instances within the nation retains rising, abiding by the unique election schedule additionally seems to be topic to the state of affairs. At this juncture, Congress has cleverly shifted the rationale of cancelling the rallies to the present COVID-19 conditions and dodged the selections of resuming the rallies in direction of its state entities.