Coronavirus | PM Modi cancels election rallies on Friday, to chair high-level meeting
The Hindu
It’s not clear at the moment whether the suspension of campaign is only for Friday’s meetings or the rest of the campaign time.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled his election rallies for Friday, looking at the exponential rise in COVID19 cases in the country which topped 3,15,000 cases on Thursday. Tweeting his decision, Prime Minister Modi said, “Tomorrow, will be chairing high-level meetings to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation. Due to that, I would not be going to West Bengal”. He was scheduled to address four meetings including one at Shaheed Minar grounds in Kolkata. It’s not clear at the moment whether the suspension of campaign is only for Friday’s meetings or the rest of the campaign time for the last two phases of the West Bengal Assembly polls. The BJP and other political parties came under increasing criticism after bug rallies, crowded road shows continued amid sky rocketing COVID19 cases.More Related News