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- Published: April 19, 2021 16:56
New Delhi: Union Minsiter Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s decision to cancel rallies over COVID an ‘alibi’ in the face of defeat in West Bengal.
This statement comes a day after Rahul Gandhi suspended all his public rallies in West Bengal.
He also advised all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances.
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.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 18, 2021
Meanwhile, TMC MP Derek O’Brien, late on Sunday informed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not be campaigning in Kolkata anymore. He said that she will have only one ‘symbolic’ meeting on the last day of campaigning in the city on April 26.
“On April 26, she will only hold a symbolic meeting on the last day of campaigning in the state capital. Besides this, the Chief Minister has also decided to hold rallies for not more than 30 minutes in other districts as well,” the senior TMC leader said.
Mamata Banerjee will NOT campaign in Kolkata anymore. Only one ‘symbolic’ meeting on the last day of campaigning in the city on April 26.
Slashes time for all her election rallies in all districts. Restricted to just 30 minutes. #BengalElection2021 #Covid— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) April 18, 2021
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has accused the prime minister of shocking callousness for holding big political rallies in poll-bound Bengal amid the rise in Covid-19 cases.
Rajasthan में 3 मई तक lockdown!,क्या खुलेगा-क्या रहेगा बंद, I’जन अनुशासन पखवाड़ा’I
Updates – https://t.co/x5FCLV6AJz#Rajasthanlockdown #Lockdown #Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/QHYFiEo0NH
— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) April 19, 2021