RS polls: Covid+ MLA from MP hogs attention, comes to assembly in PPE suit to vote

New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Kunal Chaudhary, who tested positive for COVID-19, arrives in a PPE suit to vote at the state legislative assembly in Bhopal to cast his vote. Voting is currently underway for three Rajya Sabha seats of the state.

Voting for the three vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh began in the state assembly complex on Friday morning. As the voting process began at 9 am, BJP members along with the state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reached the assembly premises to cast their votes.

Madhya Pradesh: A Congress MLA who had tested positive for #COVID19, arrives at the state legislative assembly in Bhopal to cast his vote. Voting is currently underway for three Rajya Sabha seats of the state. #RajyaSabhaElection pic.twitter.com/P8wltUu8fT

— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020

Congress members along with the former chief minister Kamal Nath also reached the assembly complex for voting. The first vote was cast by Chouhan, followed by state Home Minister Narottam Mishra.

@INCMP @KunalChoudhary_ ने पीपीई किट पहनकर #RajyaSabhaElection में किया मतदान @bjp4mp नेता @drhiteshbajpai ने कहा @ECISVEEP द्वारा #कोरोना +ve विधायक को परिसर में प्रवेश की अनुमति महामारी नियंत्रण नियमों का उल्लंघन @ndtvindia @ndtv pic.twitter.com/wwAr9cLagu

— Anurag Dwary (@Anurag_Dwary) June 19, 2020

All the members were seen wearing masks and standing in a queue maintaining mandatory social distance in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.