The decision was taken in view of clashes between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress over the last 24 hours, which resulted in largescale vandalism and damage to an iconic statue of 19th Century social reformer Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar.

Addressing election rallied in Himachal Pradesh, BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said that his party will scrap the Article 370, which gives a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, if they are voted back in power.

“Jo jail mein hain, jo jail ke darwaze par hain, jo bail par hain, jo bail ke liye court ke chakkar kaat rahe hain vo sab kendra mein ek mazboot sarkar ko ek minute bhi bardaasht nahi karna chahte (The ones who are in prison, the ones who are at the prison gates, those who are out on bail or even the ones making rounds of the court, none of them can tolerate a stable government at the Centre),” said PM Modi.

Taking a jibe on Rahul Gandhi, BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a working schedule of 18 hours per day but the Congress president goes on a vacation every 2-3 months.

Addressing an election rally in Hardoi, he took a pot shot on Mayawati, saying that the BSP supremo has betrayed her ideology by allying with "those opposed" to Dalit ideologue and social reformer BR Ambedkar. BSP has gone in alliance with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lamented that all development in Karnataka has been blocked by the ruling Congress due to its obsession with family politics.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that his words had ceased to carry weight since he was lying through the teeth on the promises made to Gujarat and the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a dig at the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh and reminded people of a past remark of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi that there was no development in the state.