Lagatar24 Desk
Chandigarh, Jan 6:The Punjab government has constituted a high-level committee to probe the security lapses that occurred during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ferozepur. The committee will submit its report in three days.
“The committee would comprise Justice Mehtab Singh Gill (retd) and principal secretary, home affairs and justice, Anurag Verma. The committee shall submit its report within three days,” an official spokesperson said.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi’s convoy was stuck on a flyover near Ferozepur for 15-20 minutes due to a blockade by protesters. Due to severe weather, the Prime Minister, who was travelling by road from Bathinda airport, had to cancel his intentions to speak at a BJP rally in Ferozepur. Returning to Delhi, Modi said to state government official at Bathinda airport, “Apne CM ko thanks kehna, ki me Bathinda airport tak zinda laut paya.”
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi rejected any security breach by the Prime Minister, claiming he had no knowledge of the PM’s change of route.
“We had asked them (PMO) to discontinue the visit due to bad weather conditions and protests. We had no information of his (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) sudden route change. There was no security lapse during the PM visit,” Channi said on Wednesday evening at a press conference.
Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh sought Channi’s resignation, saying that the Punjab government cannot provide smooth passage to the Prime Minister of the country and that too just 10km from the Pakistan border.
