"Suspending All My Public Rallies": Rahul Gandhi Amid Bengal Covid Surge

Sunday, 18 April 2021Newsdesk

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today tweeted to say that he is suspending all his public rallies in West Bengal in view of the Covid situation in the state. In a brief post, Mr Gandhi also advised political leaders against holding large public rallies."I would advise all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances," Mr Gandhi tweeted.

New Delhi, 18 April 2021

As per news report of NDTV, West Bengal, which is in the midst of an eight-phased assembly election, has seen a sudden spike the COVID-19 cases. The political leaders of all political parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party, TMC have openly flouted all COVID-19 norms put in place by the Health Ministry while campaigning for the first five phases of the elections. The norms of social distancing were tossed during the massive rallies and roadshows held by the political parties.

Source -NDTV