PM security breach in Punjab: Supreme Court to hear matter on Jan 7

The matter connected with the security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Punjab a day ago was raised before the Supreme Court on Thursday The top court agreed to hear the matter on FridaySenior advocate Maninder Singh mentioned the petition before a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana seeking a probe into the security breach in the PMs cavalcade in PunjabThe bench also comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli asked Singh to serve a copy of the petition to the Punjab government and posted the matter for hearing on FridaySingh submitted that it was a serious lapse on the part of the Punjab government The PMs cavalcade was stranded on the road causing an unacceptable security breachThe top court asked Singh what is he expecting from the court Singh said it is to be ensured that this is not repeated again and a thorough probe is requiredThe Ministry of Home Affairs MHA had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modis security was breached during the Punjab visit on Wednesday Taking cognisance of the security breach the MHA has sought a detailed report from the Punjab governmentThe MHA also asked the Punjab government to fix responsibility for this lapse and take strict actionIn a statement the Ministry of Home Affairs MHA said Today morning Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at Bathinda from where he was to go to the National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala by helicopter Due to rain and poor visibility the Prime Minister waited for about 20 minutes for the weather to clear out When the weather did not improve it was decided that he would visit the National Martyrs Memorial via road which would take more than two hours He proceeded to travel by road after necessary confirmation of necessary security arrangements by the DGP Punjab Police the MHA saidAround 30 km away from the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala when the Prime Ministers convoy reached a flyover it was found that the road was blocked by some protesters The Prime Minister was stuck on a flyover for 1520 minutes This was a major lapse in the security of the Prime Minister the MHA saidThe MHA further stated that the Prime Ministers schedule and travel plan was communicated well in advance to the Punjab Government As per procedure they have to make necessary arrangements for logistics security as well as keep a contingency plan ready Also in view of the contingency plan the Punjab Government has to deploy additional security to secure any movement by road which were clearly not deployed After this security lapse it was decided to head back to Bathinda Airport the MHA saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever