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After Meeting Corona Positive MLA, Gujarat CM Isolates Self

The meeting was held at the Gujarat Chief Minister’s official residence in Gandhinagar.

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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has decided to run the state administration without meeting anyone for the next one week after a Congress MLA whom he met on Tuesday, 14 April, tested positive for coronavirus.

“Rupani’s health is fine and he will run the state administration through technological facilities like video conference, video-calling and tele-calling”, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) secretary Ashwani Kumar said on Wednesday, 15 April.

"No visitor will be allowed at the chief ministers residence for the next one week," he said.

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A local Congress MLA who attended a high-level meeting called by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday morning tested positive for coronavirus in the evening, said a civic official.

Congress MLA Imran Khedawala tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday evening, said Deputy Municipal Commissioner Om Prakash Machra.
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Khedawala, along with some other Congress MLAs, was present in the meeting with Rupani held at the CM’s official residence in Gandhinagar in the morning.

Besides Khedawala two other Congress MLAs from the city – Gyasuddin Shaikh and Shailesh Parmar -– were also present.

The meeting was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja.

After the meeting, Rupani announced the imposition of a curfew in some parts of Ahmedabad city, which fall in the Assembly constituencies represented by these Congress MLAs, to curb the spread of coronavirus.

In a photo shared by the government, Khedawala and Shaikh can be seen sitting at a distance from Rupani, while Parmar was sitting near the CM during the meet.

After the meeting, these MLAs also addressed a press conference in Gandhinagar.

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