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Congress demands SPG cover for former PMs, family members
The Congress in Lok Sabha on Wednesday demanded that the Special Protection Group cover should be provided to former prime ministers and their family members for the rest of their lives.
New Delhi: The Congress in Lok Sabha on Wednesday demanded that the Special Protection Group cover should be provided to former prime ministers and their family members for the rest of their lives.
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Manish Tewari, Congress in Lok Sabha: SPG protectees were told in June that their threat assessment was increasing. I want to ask that what changed between June and November that SPG protection was removed without amending the law. https://t.co/nwJKaCux02
— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2019
Initiating the debate on the SPG (Amendment) Bill, Manish Tewari also said while in June this year, the SPG had informed Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul and former prime minister Manmohan Singh that they have a high threat perception, their cover was withdrawn within months.
He sought to know the reasons for the decision to take away their SPG cover.
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Tewari said in countries such as the US, Secret Service guards former presidents for the rest of their lives.(PTI)