Congress Cancels Rahul Gandhi's Bengal Poll Visit, Blames Trinamool

Wednesday, 22 April 2026Newsdesk

The party alleged the local administration and police had acted on the "behest of the Mamata Banerjee-led government", and denied necessary permissions for the visit.

New Delhi 22 April 2026

As per news report of NDTV,The Congress has claimed Bengal's ruling Trinamool refused permission for Rahul Gandhi's rally in Kolkata ahead of voting Thursday for the first phase of the Bengal Assembly election.

The Lok Sabha MP was to arrive in the city to lead the party's campaign.

The Congress claimed it waited till 6 pm Tuesday for clearance from local authorities. But since permission wasn't granted, it was deemed no longer possible to complete logistical preparations for the April 23 event. "A fresh request for administrative permission will be submitted for a revised schedule, likely for either April 25 or 26," party sources told news agency ANI.

Source - NDTV