EC delayed poll date announcement to facilitate PM's speech: Congress

Surjewala said the people are under attack by their own government and the economy was in doldrums with the rupee sliding everyday

Press Trust of India  |  Kolkata 

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala | Photo: @ANI

The Saturday alleged that the EC has delayed its schedules press conference to announce poll dates for four states on account of Narendra Modi's speech at a public rally in Rajashthan.

said, "The EC was supposed to hold a press conference at 12.30 pm to announce polls in four states. But, it was postponed to 3 pm."

The apparent reason could be to facilitate "Modi to deliver his speech at a rally at 1 pm in Rajasthan", he said at the India Today East Conclave in Kolkata.

Surjewala said the people are under attack by their own government and the economy was in doldrums with the rupee sliding everyday.

On who will be the after the 2019 polls, he said "the people will decide".

"But, it will be a people's government and not be at war with the people," the said.

First Published: Sat, October 06 2018. 13:20 IST