Priyanka Gandhi Suffered Security Breach Weeks After Losing SPG Cover
A car drove into the house of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in central Delhi’s high-security Lodhi Estate, leading to serious concerns over the security breach, sources said.
A car drove into the house of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in central Delhi’s high-security Lodhi Estate, leading to serious concerns over the security breach, sources said.
A car drove into the house of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in central Delhi’s high-security Lodhi Estate, leading to serious concerns over the security breach, sources said.
Gandhi’s office revealed on Monday that the group went up to her and was able to click pictures of the Z-plus protectee.
Sources said the breach has triggered a blame game between the Delhi Police and the CRPF on who allowed the car to enter the premises. A formal complaint has been lodged with the CRPF.
Priyanka, along with brother Rahul and mother Sonia, was an SPG protectee until November 4. The Special Protection Group (SPG) cover to all three Congress leaders was withdrawn following which they remain Z-plus protectee.
Under the Z-plus security, the family has commandos from the CRPF paramilitary force in close proximity besides guards at their homes and where ever they travel in the country. In comparison, SPG protectees are provided with guards, hi-tech vehicles, jammers and an ambulance in their motorcade. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now the only SPG protectee in the country.
The SPG Act, enacted by Parliament in 1988, was initially supposed to provide security to only the prime minister and former prime ministers of the country. The act was amended after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi to include the immediate family members of former prime ministers, paving the way for Sonia Gandhi as well her children to get SPG security.
The need for a separate force for guarding the prime minister of the country was felt after Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her own security guards on October 31, 1984.
