BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj forcibly home quarantined

August 29, 2020 18:32

BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj was forcibly home quarantined on Saturday for 14-day for violating COVID norms, a senior district official said.

The MP from Uttar Pradesh had come to Giridih, over 200 km from Ranchi, to take part in a programme from Unnao via Dhanbad.

Maharaj, who was returning to Dhanbad by road to take a train to Delhi, was intercepted by the district administration near Pirtand police station and sent on quarantine at Shanti Bhawan ashram, where he had gone to take part in a programme, Deputy Commissioner Rahul Kumar Sinha said.

The action been taken in accordance with a state government order of 14 days quarantine for people coming from outside to the state, the DC said.

"He had not informed the state government about his visit and therefore we have put him in quarantine for 14 days," Sinha said.

-- PTI

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