PM Modi calls off West Bengal campaign on Friday, to attend COVID-19 review meetings
No further political meetings of the prime minister are scheduled in West Bengal, thus effectively ending his campaign in the state as of now
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be visiting West Bengal on Friday to address poll meetings as he will be chairing high-level meetings here to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation.
“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,” Modi tweeted.
After this, no further political meetings of the prime minister are scheduled in West Bengal, thus effectively ending his campaign in the state as of now.
The Prime Minister will review COVID-19 related situation in an internal meeting at 9 am on Friday. He will also interact with chief ministers of high burden states over the prevailing COVID situation, at 10 am, and hold a virtual meeting with leading oxygen manufacturers in the country, at 12:30 pm.
After the BJP decided to call off all big political meetings and rallies in view of rising COVID-19 cases and restrict its campaign to a maximum of 500 people in the state, Modi’s proposed meetings for Saturday were clubbed with his Friday campaign.
Opposition leaders have been critical of the BJP for the big rallies of its leaders at the time of surging COVID-19 cases.
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