Bengal Polls 2021
Bengal Polls: Mamata decides not to campaign in Kolkata except on Apr 26 amid Covid-19 spike
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced she won't be campaigning in the ongoing West Bengal assembly polls in Kolkata amid the spike in Covid-19 cases across the country including the eastern state.
She will only hold a rally at Beadon Street in north Kolkata here on the last day of campaigning on Apr 26.
During an interview with a Bengali news channel, the Chief Minister said, "I have decided not to campaign in Kolkata. I will only hold a symbolic rally on the last day of campaigning on Apr 26 at Beadon Street."
"My party workers and leaders will hold street corner meetings," she added.
The last three of eight phases of West Bengal assembly polls will be held on Apr 22, 26 and 29 with a chunk of Kolkata seats going to voting on the last day.
Earlier in the day, Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi called off all political rallies till the end of the assembly elections over the same reason.
In view of the Covid situation, I am suspending all my public rallies in West Bengal.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 18, 2021
I would advise all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances.
The Left parties had earlier announced they would not hold big meetings or rallies to avoid spreading of the deadly virus, which has kept the country on an edge.
In the highest single-day spike, West Bengal, one of the most populous states in the country, has reported over 8,000 Covid-19 cases.
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