Gandhinagar: A meeting hall at Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s residence in Gandhinagar where Covid19 infected MLA Imran Khedawala was hosted for a meeting has been sanitized. Narmada hall in State secrtariate where Principal Secretary, Health addresses media briefing sessions twice every day has also been sanitized as MLA Imran Khedawala had addressed the media here.  Principal Secretary’s press conference didn’t take place today morning at Narmada hall. The media persons were communicated that they shall get video address and press brief vial mail.  In same Narmada hall, State DGP and City Police Commissioner of Ahmedabad had also addressed the media persons late in the evening yesterday. Entire top rank fighting with Coronavirus is shaken after yesterday’s lapse. State cabinet meeting scheduled today at 10.00 am has been delayed and it is reportedly going to be held via video conference. Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad city has also decided to address the media via Facebook. Questions from media persons to be asked in a press conference have been sought via Whatsapp by AMC. It is yet not clear whether samples for Covid19 test of Chief Minister, Dy CM and MoS Home have been taken or not today morning, but in all likelihood they will not take chance. Yesterday, the Secretary in Chief Minister’s Office, Ashwani Kumar had in a statement said that social distancing was maintained in the meeting in which MLA Imran Khedawala was present.  Khedawala attended the meeting called by Chief Minister at 1.00 pm and detected positive for Covid19 in the evening.  Chief Minister’s office statement stated that Khedawala had given his sample for Covid19 test couple of days ago, he should not have visited CM.

In related development, State BJP Spokesperson Bharat Pandya in a statement issued today morning in reference to Imran Khedawala row said, ‘when you are ill, you have been tested for Covid19, it is serious lethargy on your party that you don’t wear mask properly and roam outside amid people. What about your family? What about your neighbors? What about those whom you met? Media persons who do important work of bringing awareness among the people in this fight against Covid19 met you. what about those media friends and their families? What about the Chief Minister, Dy CM, MoS Home who are concerned about well-being of 6 crore Gujaratis and work for day and night? I believe there’s a difference between serving the people during flood and earthquake and serving the people during Coronavirus. This difference has to be understood by all. When a person himself is unwell and tested for Covid19, then going to people to serve them is not a service but actually a disservice and it is a dangerous act for the mankind. We all should remember this fact. We wish all stay unaffected.’

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