Bihar Dy CM Sushil Modi slammed for campaigning despite being Covid positive

Patna, Oct 31 : Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has landed in a controversy after it emerged he was involved in election campaigning despite testing Covid positive 9 days ago.
Modi was involved in road show in Danapur in favour of the BJP candidate on Friday evening and he is also campaigning in Peerpaiti, Bhagalpur, Bakhtiyarpur-Khusrupur and Fatuha in Patna district on Saturday.
Modi tested Covid positive on October 22 and was admitted in Patna AIIMS. As per Covid norms of health department any person found infected should undergo isolation for 14 days.
RJD leader and state spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan countered Sushil Kumar Modi and said: “Was he realy infected with coronavirus or he was admitted in hospital to gain sympathy of voters? BJP leaders are one by one infected with coronavirus.” “As he claims that he was having coronavirus and hospitalised in Patna AIIMS. The doctors have asked him to under go home quarantine for 14 days. Why he is doing election campaign and spreading the virus to others? Who gives him freedom to roam in public and put others’ lives in danger?” Gagan said.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) went a step ahead and alleged that the BJP-led NDA government is responsible for “murder” of devotees of Durga and its leaders are spreading coronavirus to “kill” common people.