Prateek Yadav dies at 38: The private life of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s son
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PM Modi cancels poll rallies in Bengal on Friday to hold crucial meet on Covid-19 situation
New Delhi,UPDATED: Apr 22, 2021 18:49 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to cancel his visit to West Bengal on Friday to address poll rallies on behalf of BJP candidates in order to chair high-level meetings on Covid-19 in New Delhi on April 23. In a tweet on Thursday, PM Modi said he will not be going to poll-bound West Bengal on Friday due to high-level meetings to review the prevailing Covid-19 situation.
The Prime Minister was scheduled to address four rallies in West Bengal on Friday. All preparations were made for the rallies in Murshidabad, Malda, Birbhum and Kolkata South.
A senior leader told India Today that PM Modi was to address two poll rallies on April 22 in Malda and Murshidabad and another two on April 24 in Bhawanipur, Kolkata South and Birbhum (Bolpur).
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