DW BUREAU / Shimla The Congress on Monday staged a walk out from the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, alleging that its Kullu MLA was confined to the SP office there during a disinfection drive after an ASI tested positive for coronavirus. Raising the issue through a calling attention motion, Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihtori said MLA Sunder Singh Thakur was kept at the "sealed" Kullu SP office, lowering the institution of a legislator. The Congress walked out from the House during Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's reply on the issue. The chief minister said the Kullu legislator had gone to his constituency during the two-day break of the House and sat on a dharna inside the Kullu SP's office, demanding the arrest of former BJP MLA Maheshwar Singh. Coincidentally, an ASI tested positive for coronavirus and the SP office had to be closed for disinfection, the CM said, adding that the Kullu MLA was not ready to lift his dharna. He said the disinfection process had to be carried out while the MLA and 10 others were inside the office. Meanwhile, Kullu SP Gaurav Singh told PTI that his office, except the control room, was closed but not sealed for the drive. With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to spread in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has made poor arrangements at COVID care centres affecting the patients, Congress leader Sudhir Sharma said on Monday. In a statement issued here, the former state minister said videos have gone viral online showing many COVID care centres serving poor quality food to the patients. "The pictures of the dormitory of COVID centres are shocking, and are sending the wrong message to the public and there is an atmosphere of fear. Seeing this people will try to hide the disease by seeing such videos and pictures," he added. Sharma, who is a secretary in the All India Congress Committee, said if the government cannot manage to serve good quality of food for coronavirus patients. (editor@dailyworld.in)