Mamata not to campaign in Kolkata |
Chief Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has said that she will discontinue her election campaign in Kolkata for the remaining three phases of the ongoing Assembly polls in the state amidst an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases. Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O`Brien announced that on April 26th Mamta will only hold a `symbolic` meeting on the last day of campaigning in the state capital. Brian in a tweet said, "Mamata Banerjee will not campaign in Kolkata anymore. Only one `symbolic` meeting on the last day of campaigning in the city on April 26 will be held. She slashed time for all her election rallies in all districts and is now restricted to just 30 minutes,". Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has already announced the suspension of all his forthcoming public rallies in West Bengal and advised other political leaders to do the same. The first five phases of the eight-phase West Bengal assembly elections have already been completed. The sixth phase of the state assembly polls is scheduled for April 22. Polling for the seventh and the eighth phase will be held on April 26 and April 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 2. West Bengal recorded 7,713 new COVID-19 cases on April 17. With this, the total number of cases in the state goes to 6,51 thousand and 508. The active number of COVID-19 cases stands at 45,300. The COVID death toll in West Bengal reaches 10,540.
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