New Delhi: The centre has withdrawn RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's 'Z+' VIP security cover of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos after a recent review of the threat to various protectees, official sources said today.
The former Bihar Chief Minister will now be given 'Z' category security and be guarded by an armed commando squad of the Central Reserve Police Force, in accordance with the protocol of the scaled down cover, the sources said.
Mr Yadav will not have National Security Guard black cat commandos guarding him any more. The NSG only provides 'Z+' security cover.
The 'Z+' CRPF VIP security cover of former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has been withdrawn completely. He will have state police cover now.
The minister of state for coal and mines was accorded the larger security cover of central security forces commandos when he was minister of state for home.
The former Bihar Chief Minister will now be given 'Z' category security and be guarded by an armed commando squad of the Central Reserve Police Force, in accordance with the protocol of the scaled down cover, the sources said.
Mr Yadav will not have National Security Guard black cat commandos guarding him any more. The NSG only provides 'Z+' security cover.
The 'Z+' CRPF VIP security cover of former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has been withdrawn completely. He will have state police cover now.
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The minister of state for coal and mines was accorded the larger security cover of central security forces commandos when he was minister of state for home.
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