Guwahati: Badruddin Ajmal and Sirajuddin Ajmal of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) have reportedly become the latest political figures in Assam to test COVID-19 positive, said reports.
According to reports, Badruddin, Lok Sabha MP from Dhubri, and Sirajuddin, former Barpeta Lok Sabha MP, have tested positive in Mumbai, worst hit among the cities in India in terms of the COVID-19 virus. However, none of them have exhibited symptoms associated with the viral disease. These reports have come to the fore after weeks of speculation that Sirajuddin, who has been staying in corona-hit Mumbai for some time, has been infected by the virus strain.
The news of the Ajmals testing COVID-19 positive has surfaced moments after another politician, BJP MLA Bolin Chetia, tested positive for the respiratory infection. Bolin Chetia, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA who represents the Sadiya constituency, has tested COVID-19 positive today, reports said. Following this, Chetia has been admitted to the Tinsukia Civil Hospital for his treatment.
Chetia has become the third MLA from the BJP party to have tested positive for the dreaded virus, as earlier, two of his party-mates -- Krishnendu Paul and Narayan Deka -- had also tested positive for the contagion.
Later, another prominent politician from the state -- Congress' Sushmita Dev -- had also tested positive for the virus strain. "My report, as signed by the Department of Microbiology, Silchar Medical College, Cachar, Assam says I have tested positive for COVID-19. I am asymptomatic as of now. I thank everyone for their concern & calls", Dev wrote in a tweet on July 8.
This current wave of COVID-19 in Assam has been the most concerning, with thousands upon thousands of cases being detected without any travel history. Several known personalities from the state -- from peasant activists to insurgent leaders -- have found themselves being infected with the viral disease.