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

The Congress get together has introduced that it’s cancelling all of the upcoming main election rallies which had been scheduled in Uttar Pradesh and different 4 election-bound states. On 5 January 2022, Congress normal secretary KC Venugopal knowledgeable that the get together took this determination at this time 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 mentioned that the get together has cancelled its large ballot rallies in Uttar Pradesh until the Covid-19 state of affairs improves on the instruction of normal 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 had been scheduled to happen in Azamgarh, Varanasi, Ghaziabad and Aligarh this week, however they stand cancelled now.
Later at this time the get together introduced that it’s cancelling large election rallies in all 5 poll-bound states, not simply Uttar Pradesh. Congress normal secretary KC Venugopal, whereas addressing to media, mentioned, “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 models to evaluate the COVID-19 state of affairs of their states& take a choice 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 by means of ‘Nukkad Natak’ and conduct door-to-door campaigns to succeed in out to the voters forward of the meeting polls.
There has been an rising demand from varied sectors to cancel rallies and even postpone elections in view of the approaching third wave of Covid-19 within the nation, notably pushed by the Omicron variant. By taking this determination, the Congress get together could possibly pressure different events additionally to droop large ballot rallies.
However, this step taken by Congress is seen as an try and 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 had been injured in that incident and Congress has seemingly taken this determination 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 essentially 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 had been adopted by lots of of ladies and women working behind them. The women survived the accidents. Had the runners behind them not been stopped, it might have been a but larger stampede that might have trigger even the dying of some of them. Congress needed to face a number of criticism for this. Adding to the more serious Surpiya Aron termed it on account of human tendency. This too attracted a number 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 had been misplaced. Is it proper to play with human lives to satisfy your political ambitions, @priyankagandhi ji?? pic.twitter.com/lkWXYrKDbw— Priti Gandhi – प्रीति गांधी (@MrsGandhi) January 4, 2022
As the variety of new Covid-19 circumstances 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 choices of resuming the rallies in direction of its state entities.