23 Punjab Miinisters, MLAs Test COVID-19 Positive 2 days Ahead of Assembly Session: CM Amarinder Singh

23 Punjab Miinisters, MLAs Test COVID-19 Positive 2 days Ahead of Assembly Session: CM Amarinder Singh

 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday (August 26) said that 23 ministers and MLAs were coronavirus positive two days before the Vidhan Sabha session on August 28, during a video conference convened by Congress President Sonia Gandhi with the chief ministers of seven Opposition-ruled states to discuss various issues.

Citing this, Amarinder Singh tried to emphasise that the scenario was not conducive for holding physical examination for JEE-NEET. He, however, did not disclose how many of Punjab MLAs and ministers have recovered so far.

Through an official release, he said "As of today, two days before the scheduled Punjab Vidhan Sabha session, 23 Ministers/MLAs were COVID positive."

The Punjab CM said, "If this was the state of the legislators and ministers, one can only imagine how grave the situation on the ground was. The scenario was not conducive to holding physical examinations."

Amarinder Singh reportedly asked his state Advocate General to coordinate with his counterparts in other opposition-ruled states for filing a collective review petition in the Supreme Court, to seek deferment of the NEET-JEE exams. ZN