Rajya Sabha MP and JMM supremo Shibu Soren is learnt to have defeated Covid-19, adding to the list of VIPs to have done so in the state since the virus outbreak.
Soren, whose second test turned out negative on Sunday, was released from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, JMM sources said. Guruji was admitted there on August 25, days after he tested positive for the virus.
JMM’s general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharjee said, “Guruji has overcome the virus and is doing fine. However, he will currently continue to stay put in Delhi for a few days.”
Former chief minister Soren, who is suffering from multiple ailments, was taken to Medanta via train from Bokaro last month after doctors advised him to avoid air travel owing to chances of breathing problems. He was accompanied by a team of medical professionals along with security personnel. Before his departure, Soren was also administered about 500 ml plasma of B+ blood, donated by a police jawan.
Sources in the party said that Soren will stay put at Rajmahal MP Vijay Hansda’s official residence in Delhi under the watchful eyes of medical professionals for some time, before returning to Ranchi.
JMM sources added that Soren, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha on June 19, will formally take oath as MP during his stay in Delhi.
Ever since the virus made its presence known in Jharkhand in the last week of March, over a dozen legislators, including three ministers—Mithilesh Thakur (water resources) and Banna Gupta (health) and Badal Patralekh (agriculture) _ tested positive for Covid-19.
Many politicians, including the three ministers, have defeated the virus while others are undergoing treatment. They include, MLAs Mathura Prasad Mahato (Tundi), C.P. Singh (Ranchi), Sudesh Mahto (Silli), Deepika Pandey (Mahagama) and Lambodar Mahto (Gomia).
Several other MLAs have tested positive and are under treatment in isolation. They include Amba Prasad (Barkagaon), Sashi Bhushan Mehta (Panki), Neelkant Singh Munda (Khunti), Vinod Singh (Bagodar), Randhir Kumar Singh (Sarath) and J.P. Bhai (Mandu).
