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Omar "laughs off" at Delhi police for making queries about Rahul

| | Mar 14, 2015, at 11:14 pm
Jammu/New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday "laughed off" at the Delhi Police for conducting "weird" inquiries on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi.

"There is a spate of robberies in Lutyens Delhi & the police reach Rahul Gandhi's office to find out what he looks like. You have to laugh," Abdullah posted on Twitter.

He wrote: "Honestly the Delhi Police-RG office script must have stand up comics salivating at what they can do with it :-)"

The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister also posted his description on Twitter to "save the time" of police.

"Dear Delhi Police, just to save your chaps time & effort I'm 179 cms, medium build, fair complexion, grey eyes & greying hair. U R welcome," Abdullah tweeted.

While the Congress said it will lodge a protest against the "intrusion" of police into Rahul Gandhi's residence, Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi on Saturday ruled out any malafide intention in regard to the issue.

"Our police officers did not go there with any malafide motive. This was a routine activity that was necessary for policing,"  Bassi told mediapersons.

He said the Delhi Police conducts such activities to see to it that there is no threat to any significant personality.

According to him, such measures are even followed on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. No snooping is involved in such checks, rather they are safety efforts.

The Congress has, however, claimed that policemen visiting  Gandhi's residence at 12 Tuglak Lane last week, had asked for details like the colour of his eyes and hair.

The party said there was no need for such an exercise since Gandhi  is already a Special Protection Group (SPG) protectee and has Z-plus security.

"Getting into the privacy of the individual is a crime. Rahul Gandhi is a famous person who has nothing to hide," senior  Congress leader PC Chacko said.

The Delhi Police has said it was a routine visit as part of a security audit for all members of Parliament and no personal questions were asked.

Gandhi has been on a "leave of absence" since the Lok Sabha started for the budget session. The Congress has said he  is "abroad for introspection and soul searching.

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