Punjab Health Minister Tests COVID Positive Day After Sharing Stage With Rahul Gandhi

Mohali civil surgeon Manjit Singh said Balbir Singh Sidhu has mild fever and a sore throat.

“The minister is stable and in isolation at home. People who have come in contact with him will also be tested,” the doctor said.

Balbir Singh Sidhu was in Sangrur on Monday where he took part in Congress’s “Kheti Bachao Yatra”, a protest against the new farm laws which was led by Rahul Gandhi.

The event was also attended Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat, Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, ministers Balbir Sidhu, Vijay Inder Singla, Rana Gurmit Sodhi and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda were among the leaders present on the occasion.

Rahul Gandhi led a series of “tractor rallies” in the state for three days against the new laws. On Tuesday afternoon, he entered neighbouring Haryana to continue with the protests.