Gujarat Congress MLA tested +ve for COVID-19, CM in self-quarantine after meeting with him

Congress MLA Imran Khedawala tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday evening, said Deputy Municipal Commissioner Om Prakash Machra.

The MLA from the Khadia-Jamalpur seat of Ahmedabad will be admitted to a designated Covid-19 hospital soon.

On Tuesday morning, Imran Khedawala, along with some other Congress MLAs, was present in a meeting with Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani held at the CM's official residence in Gandhinagar.

The meeting was also attended by the top brass of the Gujarat government including the state's



deputy CM, home minister, principal secretary of health in the state as well as the Ahmedabad police commissioner and municipal commissioner.

The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced that state’s chief minister Vijay Rupani will stay in isolation as a precautionary measure after he met with an MLA who tested Covid-19 positive.

Rupani was quarantined after he underwent a Covid-19 test on Wednesday. Sources have told India Today TV that he is normal and he will now keep a tab on all government operations from home through video conferences.