Congress MLA Pargat Singh, AAP legislator Pandori test positive for Covid-19 ahead of Punjab assembly session
The hockey Olympian is the second legislator from Jalandhar district to be diagnosed with coronavirus infection after Shiromani Akali Dal Nakodar MLA Gurpratap Singh Wadala
Jalandhar/Ludhiana/Patiala: The Congress MLA from Jalandhar cantonment, Pargat Singh, and Aam Aadmi Party Mehal Kalan legislator Kulwant Singh Pandori tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.
Hockey Olympian Pargat Singh is the second MLA from Jalandhar district who has tested positive for coronavirus infection after the Shiromani Akali Dal MLA from Nakodar, Gurpratap Singh Wadala, did so on Tuesday evening.
Pargat Singh said that he is asymptomatic and not facing any health problems at present. He is in home isolation.
Wadala, who has also isolated himself at home, is symptomatic. He urged all those who came in contact with him over the past few days to get themselves tested for coronavirus.
Cabinet minister Sunder Sham Arora, who is the MLA from neighbouring Hoshiarpur, had tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.
PANDORI SECOND PUNJAB AAP MLA TO TEST POSITIVE
Kulwant Singh Pandori, 46, is the second AAP legislator to have contracted the infection. AAP MLA Manjit Singh Bilaspur of Nihal Singh Wala constituency had tested positive on Tuesday.
Barnala civil surgeon Dr GB Singh said Pandori developed Covid-19 symptoms on Tuesday following which his samples were taken. “Though Pandori is in home isolation, he may be shifted to hospital for further treatment. We are in touch with him,” he said.
Dr Singh said the department has initiated contact tracing so that those who came in contact with the AAP MLA from Mehal Kalan in Barnala district can be tested accordingly.
Meanwhile, Punjab legislators are undergoing the Covid test ahead of the Vidhan Sabha session on Friday. It is mandatory for the MLAs to get their test done before attending the one-day session.
AMRIK SINGH DHILLON TO SKIP SESSION
Meanwhile, Samrala Congress MLA Amrik Singh Dhillon has said that he will not be attending the Vidhan Sabha proceedings on Friday. Referring to a message from Speaker Rana KP Singh asking all those suffering or those who have suffered from virus not to attend the assembly proceedings, Dhillon, who suffered from Covid-19 a month ago, said that he will skip the session as a precautionary measure .
