Kolkata, March 19 -- West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) on Tuesday got a permission from the Election Commission (EC) to organise a public rally by the party president Rahul Gandhi at Chanchal in Malda district of the state on March 23, a senior Congress leader said.
"The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) West Bengal has granted permission for the rally of Rahul Gandhi at Kolom Bagan ground at Chanchal in Malda district on March 23," state Congress leader Amitava Chakraborty said.
Mr Gandhi is set to address a public rally at Chanchal as part of the party's Lok Sabha election campaign in the state.
A two-member delegation of the Congress met the CEO today and complained that Malda district administration was 'holding back' the ...