Ahmedabad sources have stated that scheduled road shows of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President designate Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat have been cancelled with the police refusing permission on the grounds of security and traffic congestion. Meanwhile both the principal opponents in the Gujarat Assembly elections had organized massive road shows by their key campaigners on the last day of electioneering.
Further the polling for the rest of the 89 seats was held on December 9. Meanwhile Ahmedabad Police Commissioner A.K. Singh said the request for permission for the road shows had been rejected because of security concerns and the likely inconvenience to public.
Earlier the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had planned
a 35 km day long road show by Modi to take him through all the 16
constituencies in the city. Meanwhile Gandhi's program was still being firmed
up late on Monday night and the BJP too, announced around 10 p.m. that Modi
would be taking a special sea plane in North Gujarat.
