Bhubaneswar, Nov. 21 -- Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Rengali constituency, Nauri Nayak, has alleged discrepancy in his Covid 19 test reports.

On Saturday, Nayak alleged that the Covid-19 test he underwent on the Assembly premises on November 19 came out positive while the findings made in the report of an ICMR-approved private lab showed him negative for the virus.

"My swab sample was collected on November 19 on the Assembly premises for examination and on the same night the Assembly secretary informed me over phone that I was positive. He advised me not to attend the session. The next day, I got myself tested again at a private laboratory approved by the ICMR and the report came negative. However, the Assembly...