Kolkata: The West Bengal government is likely to cancel the rally to mark the alert Birth of the legendary Freedom Fighter Subhas on January 23 and reduce the Repuplic Day program on the Red Road here, due to a surge in Covid-19 case, a state-own state secretariat said on Saturday.
The discussion of the possibility of measures was held during a senior official meeting, including the Head of Secretary H K Dwivedi and B P Gopalika’s home secretary on Friday, he said.
“The situation is not profitable to celebrate the birthday and Republic of Netaji in a magnificent way, because Covid infection increases again and a large meeting cannot be permitted.” Rally on January 23 scheduled to be held from the Red Road to Shyambarzar.
It is likely to be canceled …
The Republic Day program can also be limited to only 30 minutes, “said the source.
However, the last call will be taken by the Chairman of the Minister of Mamata Banerjee on Monday.
West Bengal on Friday reported 22,645 fresh covid cases, pushing The calculation became 18.63,697.
The death toll rose to 20.013 after 28 more deaths were reported.