{"id":29689,"date":"2020-07-14T17:05:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T11:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/?p=29689"},"modified":"2020-07-14T17:05:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T11:35:47","slug":"bihar-bjp-headquarters-rocked-by-covid-19-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=29689","title":{"rendered":"Bihar | BJP headquarters rocked by COVID-19 test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ptinews.com\/news\/11641339_Bihar-BJP-headquarters-rocked-by-COVID-19-xtest.html\">PTI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bihar<\/strong>:\u00a0More than 20 people, including four senior office-bearers of the BJP, have tested positive for COVID-19 at the party&#8217;s headquarters, said its Bihar unit chief Sanjay Jaiswal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports in a section of the media here, however, stated that the number of people found infected was as high as 75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jaiswal, nonetheless, maintained &#8220;only 24 samples are positive. These reports are of preliminary rapid tests and we are still awaiting the results of the comprehensive QT-RPR. None of those who have tested positive are having any symptoms. Yet, by way of abundant caution, they have all quarantined themselves at home&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the samples were collected on Monday upon the request of the party office, after it was learnt that a person who visited the premises recently had tested positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Samples of 110 people were collected. These included not just party functionaries but all other staff members hired for running errands,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Jaiswal did not disclose how many party functionaries were among those who tested positive, BJP spokesman Nikhil Anand confirmed these included &#8220;four office-bearers&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Party sources said the office-bearers were state vice-presidents Radhan Mohan Sharma and Rajesh Sharma, state general secretary Devesh Kumar and state general secretary (organisation) Nagendra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The party office premises situated on the Bir Chand Patel Marg were, meanwhile, being thoroughly sanitised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took potshots at the saffron party, saying &#8220;their office has become a corona hotspot and they are busy conducting virtual rallies and spreading infections thereby&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I wonder to which jamaat (creed) these BJP leaders belong,&#8221; Yadav quipped, the pun alluding to the infamous Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Jaiswal rubbished the allegation and asserted that no crowds gather at the party office during the virtual rallies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;All senior leaders address these through Internet from their homes. Strict instructions have been in place to follow social distancing norms and wearing of masks at the party office,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PTI Bihar:\u00a0More than 20 people, including four senior office-bearers of the BJP, have tested positive for COVID-19 at the party&#8217;s headquarters, said its Bihar unit chief Sanjay Jaiswal on Tuesday. Reports in a section of the media here, however, stated that the number of people found infected was as high as 75. 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