Team News Riveting
New Delhi, April 22
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had cancelled his West Bengal tour scheduled for Friday in wake of prevailing COVID-19 situation.
Modi Tweeted “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.”
The Prime Minister was scheduled to hold four public meetings in West Bengal on Friday. His rallies and election meetings across the West Bengal so far had been receiving thumping response.
The eight-phase election in West Bengal started on March 27. After today’s sixth phase polling, two more phases will remain. Polling will be held on April 26 and 29. The counting of votes will be held on May 2.
PM Modi has been holding several virtual interactions and high-level meetings with state and central ministers, leading doctors and pharma companies in order to come out with solutions for the rampant increase in Covid-19 cases in the country. The meetings also threw light on the prime minister’s orders to boost Covid-19 vaccination in the country as well by allowing everyone above 18 years of age to get the jab from 1 May, 2021.
