Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee cancelled all her scheduled “big rallies” in Kolkata in view of the Covid surge, restricting herself to just one meeting and fewer gatherings within a limited time in districts “where cases are lower”.
Mamata also urged her party to scale down their campaign in Kolkata that will go to polls in the next two phases on April 26 and 29.
“Mamata Banerjee will NOT campaign in Kolkata anymore. Only one symbolic meeting on the last day of campaigning in the city on April 26. Slashes time for all her election rallies in all districts. Restricted to just 30 minutes,” Trinamool Congress spokesperson Derek O` Brien said in a tweet.
Mamata also said that she would hold a Symbolic rally on the 26th of this month at Kolkata`s Beadon street. Meanwhile, it should be mentioned that most of the seats in Kolkata will have its election on the 26th and 29th — in the seventh and the eighth phase of the election.
Mamata has directed Chief Secretary Alapaon Bandopadhayay to take all measures to control the spread of the disease in the state.
