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Prime Minister’s security vehicles stranded due to protest on flyover near Ferozepur.
Tensions erupted when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Punjab, where protesters blocked his way. The Indian Home Ministry has said that the Prime Minister’s convoy got stuck on a flyover for about 20 minutes, a serious security breach.
Speaking to state police officers who had come there for their security after returning to Bathinda Airport, Narendra Modi said, “I was able to reach the airport alive and thank your chief for this.
The Home Ministry has blamed the Punjab government for taking action against those involved in the affair and blamed the state government for the Prime Minister’s security breach. What happened in Punjab today?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Bathinda this morning to fly by helicopter to the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala, Punjab.
Sudden change in travel due to weather
Due to rain and bad weather, he waited at the airport for about 20 minutes for the cloud to clear.
However, due to inclement weather, it was planned to travel by road. After the Punjab State Police confirmed the security arrangements, the Prime Minister decided to travel by road.
Accordingly, some protesters blocked the road when the Prime Minister’s vehicle reached a flyover about 30 km from the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Husseiniwala. Thus the Prime Minister and his convoy were stuck on the flyover for 15-20 minutes. The area where the Prime Minister has to travel from this place is 18 km away.
A statement from the Indian Interior Ministry said, “This is a major breach of the PM’s security. The PM’s schedule and itinerary have been notified to the Punjab government in advance.
In this regard, the Home Ministry has asked the state government for a detailed report. The state government should take responsibility for this mistake and take stern action against those involved. ‘ It has been reported that.
Controversy erupted over the alleged killing of eight people in a roadblock in October last year in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur area by some people who tried to block a convoy of Union Home Minister Ajit Mishra.
Protesters demanded that Ashish Mishra, the son of Home Minister Ajay Mishra, be implicated in the affair and that he resign.
The issue of politics
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress of conspiring to cancel the Prime Minister’s program.
He had made several tweets after the Prime Minister’s show was canceled.
In it, the Congress government of Punjab is anti-development and does not even care about the freedom fighters. The mess in the security of the Prime Minister is a matter of great concern. The protesters were allowed to walk in the path of the Prime Minister. Meanwhile, the Punjab Chief Secretary and the DGP assured that the way was safe for the Prime Minister’s Special Security Forces. Natta had said that Punjab Chief Minister Sunny had not even picked up the phone to resolve the issue or for any discussion on the issue.
Indian Women and Child Welfare Minister Smriti Irani said, “Congress’ bad intentions have failed. We have repeatedly said that Congress hates conflict. Do not clash with the Prime Minister of India. You will have to answer for your actions.” Was it a deliberate lie? There was an attempt to stop all the Prime Minister’s vehicles, and who took them there to stop the Prime Minister’s security for 20 minutes? ” He questioned.
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However, Punjab Chief Minister Saranjit Singh Sunny met reporters this evening to explain the full details of the matter.
He said he was sorry for the Prime Minister’s return as some people had blocked the road during his visit.
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Saranjit Singh Sunny
We have already asked the Prime Minister’s Office to suspend the trip due to bad weather and anti-government protests. We have no information about the sudden change of course of the Prime Minister. Punjab Chief Minister Saranjit Singh Sunny said there was no security lapse during the Prime Minister’s visit.
“Suddenly some people went there and staged a protest. If there is a conspiracy there will be a full investigation. We welcome the Prime Minister on Punjab soil. There is no threat to the security of the Prime Minister, there is no role for the Punjab government in this. It can be political, “said Saranjit Singh Sunny.
If there could be a year-long struggle by farmers in Delhi, would there have been a security threat to them? Sunny said he had told security forces that protesters were sitting in the way and that the prime minister had decided to go back.
“There is no security issue in this. I will make good arrangements in the near future. I expect the Prime Minister to come back,” the Punjab Chief Minister said.
Is what happened a mess?
The trip to Prime Minister Ferozepur by helicopter was decided to go by road due to bad weather. Usually a plan for all sorts of diversions is laid out in advance along the route of the most important personalities, such as the Prime Minister. The rehearsal will be conducted by the State Police. It was overseen by the Special Security Forces’ pre-security inspection team.
Accordingly, when the Prime Minister decided to go through the road, the approval was obtained from the Director General of State Police. But the fact that protesters will suddenly block the road on the way to the Prime Minister is considered an unexpected event.
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However, the fact of the matter was that a few peasant groups had been protesting against the Prime Minister’s visit.
Not only in Ferozepur but also in some other places, members of farmers’ unions were involved in the struggle.
The Prime Minister’s convoy reached the flyover 30 kilometers before the Martyrs’ Memorial in Husseiniwala, where protesters blocked the road. This is why the Prime Minister’s vehicle was stuck there for 15-20 minutes. The Prime Minister’s vehicle was then surrounded and monitored by his troops.
What the Farmers Association says?
Commenting on the incident, Kisan Ekta Morcha said that Modi had canceled his rally and returned due to strong opposition from farmers and the people of Punjab who had rejected him. It has been reported that this is being done to cover it up.
The Kisan Ekta Morcha claims that the rally was attended by a small number of people and that those who took part were forcibly deported.
In this context, former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh raises 3 questions after the security breach.
Only the Punjab Police is aware of the plan that he is going to collide with the road instead of the helicopter from Bathinda. He asked how it came to be known to the peasantry involved in the struggle.
Why did the Punjab Police not evict the farmers on time? If the peasants sitting in the path of Modi are not ready for the city, why not change the path of the Prime Minister? Amarinder Singh has urged the President to immediately implement the rule if the state of Punjab is to be safe.
Zubair Singh Badal, leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal party and former deputy chief minister, said, “Law and order in Punjab is in complete disarray. We have been saying this for a long time. The current chief minister is incompetent to run the state.”
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