PM Modi's security lapse: Supreme Court hearing on Friday, Punjab govt orders probe

By Team Newsable | First Published Jan 6, 2022, 11:30 AM IST

Justice (Retd) Mehtab Singh Gill, Principal Secretary, Home Affairs, and Justice Anurag Verma will serve on the Committee.

The Punjab government has formed a high-level committee to look into the failures during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ferozepur on Wednesday. Justice (Retd) Mehtab Singh Gill, Principal Secretary, Home Affairs, and Justice Anurag Verma will serve on the Committee. According to the source, the Committee's conclusions will be presented in three days.

Meanwhile, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court about the security breach during PM Modi's visit to Punjab on Wednesday. The case will be heard on Thursday by a bench chaired by CJI NV Ramana. Senior counsel Maninder Singh filed the case, demanding a probe into the security breach. The court has ordered Singh to serve a copy of the plea to the governments of the Central and Punjab.

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Due to a farmer protest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy was stopped on a flyover in Punjab for about 20 minutes on Wednesday. The cavalcade had come to a halt, and private vehicles could be seen approaching, creating a huge security danger. As PM Modi's car remained stalled on the flyover, SPG soldiers sprung into action and encircled his vehicle to avert any mishaps. Soon after the event, the Ministry of Home Affairs sent a harsh letter accusing the Punjab administration of failing to deploy sufficient security to safeguard any road traffic.

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The PM was supposed to fly to the memorial in a helicopter, but adverse weather prompted a change of plans, and the convoy chose the road route instead. However, as a result of the security lapse, the Prime Minister returned to Bathinda and then to Delhi, skipping the function at the monument.

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