"Will home minister Anil Deshmukh give a notice to Jitendra Awhad?" BJP's Ram Kadam said
Mumbai: Two BJP leaders from Maharashtra on Thursday sought action against state minister and NCP leader Jitendra Awhad for allegedly revealing the name of a journalist, who has tested coronavirus positive recently.
The two BJP leaders- former Lok Sabha member from Mumbai Kirit Somaiya, and sitting MLA from Ghatkopar Ram Kadam- sought to know from state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh what steps he plans to take against Mr Awhad.
In a tweet, Mr Somaiya said, "@AnilDeshmukhNCP in an interview clipping of @ibnlokmat I show/heard @Awhadspeaks took name of a journalist that ''the journalist is Corona positive''."
"I asked Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to book Mr Awhad for violation of COVID-19 guidelines," he said.
Mr Kadam also tweeted saying, "Will home minister Anil Deshmukh give a notice to Jitendra Awhad? What will be the course of action from Maharashtra police for revealing the name of journalist who has tested positive."