Security Given To Vips

The central security cover given to 27 out of 41 VIPs during the recently-concluded assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab has been withdrawn, a senior CRPF officer said on Thursday.

The Centre has accorded the top category 'Z+' VIP security cover to former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, official sources said today.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife will be given CRPF ''Z+'' VIP security after the government withdrew Special Protection Group (SPG) protection to him, officials said today.

Security cover given to several leaders from across party lines was downgraded and in some cases, taken off the central list after a review by the Ministry of Home Affairs, shedding nearly 1,300 personnel from the details of 350 VIPs.

Aviation minister Jayant Sinha today denied that "VIP culture" was prevalent at Indian airports, saying that leeway given is only for security reasons. The statement comes days after Union Minister of Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam was confronted by a passenger at the Imphal airport who alleged delay in her flight to Patna due to VIP movement.

Mukul Roy, once West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Number 2 in the Trinamool Congress who joined the BJP yesterday, is already experiencing the effects of switching his allegiance. The 63-year-old who quit the Trinamool and resigned his Rajya Sabha seat last month has been given 'Y Plus' category security by the centre.

The security cover given to several politicians and other 'VIPs' will come under review of a high-powered committee, which will examine whether they remain vulnerable to attacks by terrorists and organised groups, a home ministry official said.

The government has no plans to cut back on security to VIPs, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today, a day after the Centre banned the use of beacon lights atop all vehicles, except emergency vehicles like ambulances and fire brigade. "With regard to security, it is necessary in the interest of the country because important people have to be pr...

Nita Ambani, the wife of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, has joined the list of India' s most protected, which is at an all-time high of 450.

The lounge, which was given the green light on Thursday, eclipses even the business class and first class areas available at major airports.

The NDA government will completely review the security provided to more than 150 VIPs by the previous UPA regime following completion of the upcoming budget session of Parliament.

The central security cover given to 27 out of 41 VIPs during the recently-concluded assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab has been withdrawn, a senior CRPF officer said on Thursday.

The Centre has accorded the top category 'Z+' VIP security cover to former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, official sources said today.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife will be given CRPF ''Z+'' VIP security after the government withdrew Special Protection Group (SPG) protection to him, officials said today.

Security cover given to several leaders from across party lines was downgraded and in some cases, taken off the central list after a review by the Ministry of Home Affairs, shedding nearly 1,300 personnel from the details of 350 VIPs.

Aviation minister Jayant Sinha today denied that "VIP culture" was prevalent at Indian airports, saying that leeway given is only for security reasons. The statement comes days after Union Minister of Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam was confronted by a passenger at the Imphal airport who alleged delay in her flight to Patna due to VIP movement.

Mukul Roy, once West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Number 2 in the Trinamool Congress who joined the BJP yesterday, is already experiencing the effects of switching his allegiance. The 63-year-old who quit the Trinamool and resigned his Rajya Sabha seat last month has been given 'Y Plus' category security by the centre.

The security cover given to several politicians and other 'VIPs' will come under review of a high-powered committee, which will examine whether they remain vulnerable to attacks by terrorists and organised groups, a home ministry official said.

The government has no plans to cut back on security to VIPs, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today, a day after the Centre banned the use of beacon lights atop all vehicles, except emergency vehicles like ambulances and fire brigade. "With regard to security, it is necessary in the interest of the country because important people have to be pr...

Nita Ambani, the wife of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, has joined the list of India' s most protected, which is at an all-time high of 450.

The lounge, which was given the green light on Thursday, eclipses even the business class and first class areas available at major airports.

The NDA government will completely review the security provided to more than 150 VIPs by the previous UPA regime following completion of the upcoming budget session of Parliament.