Haryana Agriculture Minister J P Dalal has tested positive for Covid-19, he said in a tweet on Wednesday

Chandigarh: Haryana Agriculture Minister J P Dalal has tested positive for Covid-19, he said in a tweet on Wednesday, making him the eighth legislator of the ruling BJP in the state to contract the infection.

Dalal said he got himself tested three days ago and the report returned negative. However, he got one more test conducted later, in which he tested positive.

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The minister said that he has isolated himself at home and appealed to all those who had come in his contact to get themselves examined.

Haryana Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, a day before the Assembly's monsoon session began in Chandigarh.

On Monday, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Speaker Gian Chand Gupta were also found to be infected with the virus.

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Earlier, the speaker had made it mandatory for anyone entering the Assembly complex for the monsoon session to show a Covid-19 negative certificate, which should not be older than three days. This was done on Health Minister Anil Vij's suggestion.

The seating arrangement in the House has also been changed to ensure social distancing, officials said.