Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Premchand Aggarwal on Saturday quarantined himself after he heard about state BJP president Bansidhar Bhagat testing positive for COVID-19.
Aggarwal was in-tuned with Bhagat two days ago, his PRO Tajendra Negi said.
The Speaker will undergo a coronavirus test a few of days later but has gone into self-isolation as a precautionary measure, Negi said.
He will take up work as advised by doctors after his report arrives, he said.
And in a development BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj was forcibly home quarantined here on Saturday for 14-day for violating COVID norms, a senior district official said.
The MP from Uttar Pradesh had come to Giridih, over 200 km from Ranchi, to require part during a programme from Unnao via Dhanbad.
Maharaj, who was returning to Dhanbad by road to require a train to Delhi, was intercepted by the district administration near Pirtand police headquarters and sent on quarantine at Shanti Bhawan ashram, where he had gone to require part during a programme, Deputy Commissioner Rahul Kumar Sinha said.
The action been taken in accordance with a government order of 14 days quarantine for people coming from outside to the state, the DC said.
“He had not informed the government about his visit and thus we’ve put him in quarantine for 14 days,” Sinha said.
The DC, however. said if he wanted he can apply for the exemption.
On getting information about visit and return of the Uttar Pradesh politician without advance information, the administration sealed borders of the district and put barricades.
A team headed by Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Prerna Dixit which was following him stopped the MP at a barricade under Pirtand police headquarters and sent him on 14 days quarantine at Shanti Bhawan, the DC said.
Maharaj told reporters that he had come to ascertain his ailing mother in Giridih after giving prior information.
He, however, said had he been told about the mandatory 14-day quarantine condition for visiting Jharkhand, he wouldn’t have come.
The BJP MP talked to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary from the place he was intercepted within the presence of media and also put the DC over phone to the Chief Secretary .
