“I would advise all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances,” he tweeted.
Earlier, he took a jibe at the ongoing political rallies in the state, saying he has seen “such a crowd of sick and dead for the first time”.
In view of the Covid situation, I am suspending all my public rallies in West Bengal. I would advise all politica… https://t.co/swzV3aFOH7
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1618725295000
Yesterday, he had slammed Modi government over worsening pandemic situation, urging the Centre to come up with a better vaccination plan.
“Central government’s mix of arrogance and suppression of the truth is killing lakhs of people,” he had tweeted.
Meanwhile, a record single-day jump of 2,61,500 cases and 1,501 fatalities have pushed India’s COVID-19 tally to 1,47,88,109 and the death toll due to the viral disease to 1,77,150, the health ministry said on Sunday.