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Maharashtra Budget Session: More than 40 people, including 23 cops, test COVID-19 positive

According to reports, the MLAs, journalists and police personnel attending the session will have to get tested twice in the budget session of the legislature. After five days, a test will be conducted again before the second week of the session begins.

Maharashtra Budget Session: More than 40 people, including 23 cops, test COVID-19 positive
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Ahead of the Budget Session of the Maharashtra assembly, a total of 42 people, including two journalists and 23 Police officers, have tested positive for COVID-19, said the Mumbai-based JJ Hospital.

A total of 3,200 people conducted the tests. Moreover, it is learned that none of the MLAs tested positive in the coronavirus test conducted at the Vidhan Bhavan.

Meanwhile, it has come to light that many legislators have done the tests in private hospitals. Therefore, according to the information received from Vidhan Bhavan stated that complete data is not available.

According to reports, the MLAs, journalists and police personnel attending the session will have to get tested twice in the budget session of the legislature. After five days, a test will be conducted again before the second week of the session begins.

The session began on March 1 and will go on till March 10. There will be no sittings on March 6 and 7 due to the weekend.

The session commenced with the Governor's address to the two houses while the Budget will be tabled on March 8, the minister told reporters.

BJP alleged that the government was trying to curtail the session on the pretext of coronavirus situation, but parliamentary affairs minister Anil Parab claimed last week that it was opposition parties that wanted a one-day session.

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