Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec 29: In response to the Congress accusation of security lapses during the December 24 march, the central paramilitary force CRPF said Rahul Gandhi breached security protocol on many occasions during the Delhi leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
A day after writing to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to complain that Delhi Police had entirely failed to guarantee Gandhi’s security during the Yatra’s passage through the capital, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal received a response from the central force.
When the Yatra enters the sensitive areas of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, the party requested adequate security for the leader, who has Z+ cover.
According to the CRPF’s response, security plans for Gandhi are created by the CRPF in collaboration with the state police and other organisations. According to the force, a security liaison meeting was held two days prior to the event on December 24. An advance security liaison is a gathering of security organisations to organise the protection of a VIP during a significant event.
“Violations of laid down guidelines on the part of Rahul Gandhi have been observed on several occasions & this fact has been communicated to him from time to time,” said CRPF in a statement.
“Security arrangements have been fully made for Rahul Gandhi. It may be pointed out that during visits of the protectee the required security arrangements are made by the CRPF in coordination with state police and security agencies,” it added.
Delhi leg of Bharat Jodo Padyatra for 24th December ASL involving all stakeholders was conducted on Dec 22. All security guidelines have been strictly followed and Delhi Police has informed that sufficient deployment of security personnel was made: CRPF
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2022
The CRPF said that on the day of the march, all security precautions were carefully adhered to, while the Delhi Police reported that there was an adequate deployment of security personnel.
