BJP Leader Anupam Hazra, Who Threatened to Hug Mamata Banerjee If He Contracts COVID-19, Tests Positive for Infection
Hazra, who has recently been appointed as a national secretary of the saffron party, was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on Friday, they said. He had complained of uneasiness and his samples were tested for coronavirus, the report of which returned as positive on Thursday night, the officials said.
Kolkata, October 2: BJP leader Anupam Hazra, who had threatened to hug West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee if he got infected with COVID-19, has tested positive for the disease, health officials said.
Hazra, who has recently been appointed as a national secretary of the saffron party, was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on Friday, they said. He had complained of uneasiness and his samples were tested for coronavirus, the report of which returned as positive on Thursday night, the officials said. Anupam Hazra of BJP Says 'Will Hug Mamata Banerjee if Infected With COVID-19', Police Complaint Filed.
After his controversial statement, the Trinamool Congress had lodged a police complaint against Hazra for maligning a public figure, who is a woman, thus violating the Constitution.