The former Congress President also urged other political leaders to think about the consequences of holding large public rallies.
In the wake of rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cancelled all his public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal. The former Congress President also urged other political leaders to think about the consequences of holding large public rallies.
“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,” Mr Gandhi tweeted.
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
The Congress party has continuously attacked the BJP, Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for holding political rallies amid the rise in coronavirus cases in the country.
Accusing the prime minister of shocking callousness for holding big political rallies in poll-bound Bengal amid the rise in COVID-19 cases, Congress leader P Chidambaram said the prime minister should be at his job, sitting at his desk and coordinating with chief ministers in handling the COVID pandemic.
With the COVID-19 cases refusing to slow down, India reported its highest case count on Sunday. 2,61,500 cases and 1501 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. This is the fourth straight day of over 2 lakh cases being reported. Active cases in the country, as of Sunday stand at 18,01,316.
This exponential rise has led to several states resort to curbs like weekend lockdowns, night curfew.
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