Earlier this week, the Lok Sabha passed the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019, as per which the SPG will now protect the prime minister and members of his immediate family residing with him at his official residence.
The matter is being discussed in the business advisory committee of the Parliament.
Angrily and at the top of his voice, he said “Call the CP here and ask him to end the jam immediately”.
The Gandhis are now without SPG protection after 28 years. They were included in the VVIP security list following an amendment in September, 1991 in the SPG Act of 1988.
Personnel for the SPG are drawn from various Central Armed Police Forces on deputation and it is a highly trained unit equipped with some of the most modern weapons, gadgets and vehicles.
Earlier, the SPG cover of former prime minister of HD Deve Gowda and Inder Kumar Gujral was also downgraded.
The Congress chief was targeting the PM over demonetisation, which he alleged was carried out without proper consultation from anyone from the Cabinet or RBI.
Narrating the NDA government's initiatives for people, Swaraj said the ruling party's poll plank will be on three issues - security, development and welfare.
Corcom, the apex body of the six banned insurgent groups in Manipur, announced on Wednesday that the Prime Minister's visit will be boycotted.
The Congress on Monday demanded a probe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for flying on a sea-plane during election campaign…
