Hi,

I am a student of class XII and will write my Board examination in the coming month of May. But, lately, the problem that we, that is, I and my fellow students are facing is the rising number of COVID-19 cases across India.

The rising number of COVID-19 cases has caused many students to panic and sign and write petitions to the respective examination Boards to postpone or cancel the Board exams. However, that does not seem to be a good solution.

In West Bengal, we are currently having our Legislative Assembly elections. Due to these elections, Political Parties are holding an innumerable number of rallies and meetings, making innumerable people come in proximity and that too, without maintaining the COVID protocols - nobody wears a mask - neither the Politicians nor the commoners.

So, my request is to cancel or ban any such further meetings or rallies by ANY Political Party, to ensure the safety of us, the students. Help us fight against the rising tide of COVID cases, as holding meetings and rallies maintaining COVID protocols is practically impossible.

1. We, the students want to give our final school examinations with less fear and more security, so a reducing graph of COVID-19 cases will brighten the chances of such a happening.
2. Not that the disease cannot spread from anywhere else other than political rallies, but they seem to be like super-spreaders.
3. If a ban is put on such meeting or rallies, they will ensure a lower rate of spread of COVID-19 cases.
4. The ban will also ensure smoother traffic on roads, as such meetings often block a part of the road or the whole of a road, which is really very painful especially during office hours
5. The ban will probably also ensure a calmer environment for the remaining four phases of the election to be held in West Bengal, as such meetings often offer provocation to some people, and things get agitated.
6. We must keep in mind that, we DO NOT have as many hospital beds in the whole country to cope with the rising number of cases.
7. We are already seeing the highest number of daily cases since March 2020, and I hope it is a warning signal 'loud' enough to make every one of us alert of the consequences.

"So please, oh please, we beg, we pray," (-Roald Dahl, 'Television'), to stop further political rallies, to be held by any political parties, irrespective of their role in this Assembly Elections.

Hoping for a positive response from your end.