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Gujarat Congress MLA Imran Khedawala Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Had Met CM Rupani, Top Ministers Today
Swarajya Staff
Apr 14, 2020, 10:28 PM | Updated 10:28 PM IST
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Imran Khedawala the Gujarat Congress MLA from the Jamalpur-Khadia constituency in Ahmedabad has tested positive for Coronavirus.
Just In: Gujarat Congress legislator Imran Khedawala, who met CM Vijay Rupani and Deputy CM Nitin Patel regarding imposition of curfew in walled city of Ahmedabad, found infected with Covid-19, reports @LangaMahesh #Gujarat #COVID19
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) April 14, 2020
As per reports and journalists, Khedawala had met state Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja at 1 PM today (14 April) to discuss the law and order situation in the state.
He was also accompanied by two other Congress MLAs Gyasuddin Sheikh of Dariapur and Shailesh Parmar of Danilimda to the meeting.He also reportedly travelled back in the same car as Sheikh after the meeting. Khedawala has now been admitted to the HCG Hospital.
As per reports, Khedawala was already running a fever and had submitted his sample for testing, when he was allowed to enter the Chief Minister’s office. This has raised questions over proper protocol not being followed by the Chief Minister’s security detail during the pandemic.
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