NE NEWS SERVICE
SURAT, JULY 24
Two car rallies to welcome newly-appointed Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil was cancelled on Friday in Surat and another at Navsari on Saturday, respectively, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
સુરત અને નવસારીની કાર-રેલી રદ કરાઇ છે.
આ શહેરને કે શહેરનાં લોકોને નુકશાન ન થાય એ માટે હું કોઇપણ ભોગ આપવા તૈયાર છું, કાર-રેલી તો નાની વાત છે-ભવિષ્યમાં પણ શહેરનાં લોકો માટે કોઇપણ ભોગ આપવાની મારી તૈયારી છે.ભવિષ્યમાં વિડીયો કોન્ફરન્સનાં માધ્યમથી કાર્યકર્તાઓ-સમર્થકો સાથે વાત કરીશ.
— C R Paatil (@CRPaatil) July 24, 2020
The car rally was to be held after Paatil arrived here from Delhi in the afternoon and the decision to cancel it was taken by the new state unit chief himself, party functionaries said.
કાર્યકર્તાઓનો,સમર્થકોનો પ્રેમ-લાગણી સર આંખો પર પરંતુ કોરોના મહામારી વચ્ચે અમે સહેજ પણ જોખમ લેવા ઇચ્છતા નથી. તેથી કોરોનાની સ્થિતિને ધ્યાનમાં રાખીને આ રેલી રદ કરવાનો નિર્ણય અમે લઈએ છીએ. : પ્રદેશ અધ્યક્ષ શ્રી @CRPaatil #PressNote pic.twitter.com/7ZSyUVC5me
— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat) July 24, 2020
They said some 2,000 cars were take part in the 30 kilometre rally, organised by local BJP leaders, which was to start from Valak Patiya near the airport and culminate at Paatil’s office near Udhna area.
Thank you Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Saheb for putting your trust in me. https://t.co/LMHU5inPWm
— C R Paatil (@CRPaatil) July 23, 2020
“It is natural that people are enthusiastic because I am arriving here for the first time after being appointed as the state unit president. I was assured by local leaders that social distancing will be maintained during the car rally organised to welcome me,” Paatil told reporters on arrival at the airport.
Thank you very much Shri @mansukhmandviya ji for your warm wishes. https://t.co/rrQrYViMNA
— C R Paatil (@CRPaatil) July 24, 2020
“I learnt long queues were forming along the route as the rally would have 2,000 cars and party workers. I do not want to take any chance in the prevailing COVID-19 situation so I asked the organisers to cancel the rally. This is not the right time for such rallies,” he said.
Paatil said he had ordered the cancellation of a similar car rally scheduled for Saturday in Navsari.
Paatil is the Lok Sabha MP from Navsari, and several areas in Surat are part of his constituency.