Chennai: For the first time, a legislator in Puducherry has been tested positive for Covid–19 NR Congress MLA Jaypal has been tested positive for Covid 19.
He has been admitted to a hospital. The news has sent shock waves among political and bureaucratic circles in the Union Territory, as Jayapal has attended the Assembly session this week.
Hence, there is a panic among MLAs who attended the session. It is said that all legislators and officials including Ministers would undergo Covid-19 test.