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The Congress on Wednesday cancelled its four marathon races listed this week and also decided not to hold any big rallies in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh amid rising cases of coronavirus.
Party sources said apart from Covid, the decision also took into account the recent stampede-like situation in Bareilly where the party-organised marathon, as part of its poll campaign, had left three girls injured.
Accordingly, the marathon race for girls scheduled at Azamgarh, Varanasi, Ghaziabad and Aligarh have been cancelled. Congress spokesman Lallan Kumar said on the instruction of general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, the party has cancelled its big poll rallies till the
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