Home Minister Amit Shah this afternoon addressed the Lok Sabha today a bill to amend the Special Protection Group (SPG) Act was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishen Reddy.
This comes days after the government withdrew the elite security cover provided to members of the Gandhi family. According to the proposed amendment, family members of former prime ministers would not be entitled to the coveted SPG security cover, news agency PTI reported.
Elite SPG commandos will now protect only the prime minister. They can also protect former prime ministers depending on the threat perception to them.
Here are the live updates on Parliament winter session:
Anand Sharma, Congress in Rajya Sabha: BJP said in its manifesto that it will invest 25 lakh crores in agriculture in 5 years that means 5 lakh crores each year. But only 53,000 crores was allocated in budget.The question is of credibility. Farmers must trust what government says pic.twitter.com/v0tnNQiHX2
- ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2019
Congress's Manish Tewari today attacked the centre in Lok Sabha on SPG Act Amendment. "Former Prime Minister should be provided with the same level of protection as the Prime Minister," he said.
