Will not hold any major rally due to Covid surge: Bengal minister

After Rahul Gandhi announced that he cancelling all his rallies in Bengal amid the steep hike in Covid-19 cases, state minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay said on Sunday that he too would desist from organising any major rally.

Chattopadhyay, who has been entrusted with the job of retaining the Bhawanipur seat after its sitting MLA and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee decided to contest the polls from Nandigram, is the first candidate from the ruling party to have taken such a decision.

Bhawanaipur is set to go to polls in the 7th phase on April 26.