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Cancellation of Fadnavis' rally hint at changing scenario:Cong

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Feb 18 2017 | 9:22 PM IST
Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan today said the cancellation of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' rally in Pune was an "indication of the changing political scenario" in the state.
"People are fed up with the repeated lies being told by the BJP at election campaign rallies. Cancellation of the Pune rally is an indication that the scenario is fast changing against the BJP," he said in a statement issued here.
Chavan claimed that the rally was cancelled since there was no crowd.
"Even though Fadnavis has clarified that the rally was cancelled due to miscommunication of time, there are no takers for this excuse," he said.
"The incident is an indication that the people have lost trust in the chief minister and the defeat of BJP is imminent," Chavan said.
Fadnavis was to address a poll rally at the New English School Ground on Tilak Road in Pune at 2 pm as part of his last phase of campaigning for the February 21 Pune Municipal Corporation polls.
The chief minister, after reaching the venue, found that very few people had turned up and most of the chairs were empty.
Fadnavis, who left the venue for adjoining Pimpri-Chinchwad without addressing the rally, later tweeted, "I have cancelled my public meeting at Pune due to miscommunication of time of rally. I regret for the same. Heading towards Pimpri Chinchwad.

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First Published: Feb 18 2017 | 9:22 PM IST

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