PM Modi's security lapse: Supreme Court asks to preserve all travel records
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday asked for preservation of all travel records while hearing a case on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security lapse that occurred a couple of days ago in Punjab's Ferozepur, media reports said.
"Both the Punjab government and the police were responsible for the security lapse... There's also possibility of cross border terrorism. This is something which ought to have been avoided, it's a case of potential international embarrassment," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court as quoted by NDTV.
The ministry posted a couple of tweets that read, "Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has constituted a committee to enquire into the serious lapses in the security arrangements during Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s visit to Ferozepur, Punjab on 05.01.2022,which led to the exposure of the VVIP to grave security risk."
"The three-member committee will be led by Shri Sudhir Kumar Saxena, Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat and comprising (composed) of Shri Balbir Singh, Joint Director, IB and Shri S. Suresh, IG, SPG.
"The committee is advised to submit the report at the earliest."
The three-member committee will be led by Shri Sudhir Kumar Saxena, Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat and comprising of Shri Balbir Singh, Joint Director, IB and Shri S. Suresh, IG, SPG.
— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) January 6, 2022
The committee is advised to submit the report at the earliest.
Due to rain and poor visibility, the Prime Minister waited for 15-20 minutes for the weather to clear out.
Since the bad weather condition continued, it was decided the Prime minister would visit the National Martyrs Memorial via road.
When the Prime Minister's cavalcade reached the flyover, it was found that the road was blocked by some protestors owing to which he was stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress tweeted, "Today’s Congress-made happening in Punjab is a trailer of how this party thinks and functions. Repeated rejections by the people have taken them to the path of insanity. The topmost echelons of the Congress owe an apology to the people of India for what they have done."
Today’s Congress-made happening in Punjab is a trailer of how this party thinks and functions. Repeated rejections by the people have taken them to the path of insanity. The topmost echelons of the Congress owe an apology to the people of India for what they have done.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 5, 2022
Calling the whole incident as a political drama, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted, "Clear Reply to those enacting “Political Drama” of “Security Breach” in PM’s security
"Is it the job of Congress Govt to fetch people for PM’s rally? BJP should own up loss of face among famers & people of Punjab instead of enacting Political Drama."
Clear Reply to those enacting “Political Drama” of “Security Breach” in PM’s security👇
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) January 6, 2022
Is it the job of Congress Govt to fetch people for PM’s rally?
BJP should own up loss of face among famers & people of Punjab instead of enacting Political Drama.
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