On Thursday, President Ram Nath Kovind expressed concern about the alleged security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab on Wednesday. Rashtrapati Bhavan said that Prime Minister Modi met with the president today and provided him with first-hand information on the security breach.
People familiar with the matter said that the Cabinet Security Committee (CCS) convened a meeting to discuss the issue.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu also had a conversation with the Prime Minister on this matter and expressed deep concern about the security breach. The Vice President’s Secretariat said on Twitter that Naidu hopes that strict measures will be taken to strictly abide by established security agreements and to ensure that such situations do not happen again.
PM Modi was originally scheduled to speak at a rally in Ferozepur yesterday and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth more than Rs 42,750 crore. However, due to a security breach, the event was cancelled. After landing at Batinda Airport, the Prime Minister was heading to a monument in Husseiniwala when a path he was walking was blocked by some protesters. This forced the Prime Minister’s motorcade to stay on the flyover for about 15-20 minutes. The center, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), security experts and former senior police officers all emphasized the dangerous precedent created by this incident. The Bharatiya Janata Party pointed out the mistakes of the Punjab police and the state government and claimed that dirty politics was at work.
“The congressional incident that took place in Punjab today is a trailer for how the party thinks and operates. The people’s repeated refusal put them on a crazy path,” Federal Minister of the Interior Amit Shah wrote on Twitter .
Union Minister Smriti Irani asked if information about the Prime Minister’s route had been leaked.
Charanjit Singh Channi, Chief Minister of Punjab Province, expressed regret about the incident, but rejected the accusations made by BJP.
“There is no prior information. I worked until 3 a.m. to persuade farmers to clear all routes. By Wednesday morning, all roads had been cleared. If they tell us the road trip in advance, we will make appropriate arrangements. “Channi said at a press conference on Wednesday.
The Punjab government established a team of two to investigate the incident. A petition has also been submitted to the Supreme Court, and he will hear opinions on Friday.
At the same time, the Bhartiya Kisan Alliance (Krantikari), one of the 32 farm organizations involved in a year-long protest against the now repealed agricultural law, is responsible for the blockade.
Complete News Source : Hindustan Times
