Published 17:19 IST, November 8th 2019
Mega SPG evasion by full Gandhi family; The details will shock you
In a breaking development, sources have confirmed that the Gandhi family, including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi may lose their SPG cover.
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In a breaking development, sources have confirmed that Gandhi family, including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, will lose ir SPG security cover, as part of security rejig which will see Special Protection Group cover only being applicable to sitting Prime Minister and President. While Gandhis will continue to get top security - 'Z+' category provided by CRPF - Congress has alrey attempted to politicise development and attack government over move. However, what Congress fails to mention is that members of Gandhi family have me it almost a routine to flout protocol that was being provided by SPG, shocking details of which have been accessed by Republic TV.
Times when Rahul Gandhi disrupted functioning of SPG
Rahul Gandhi, between 2005-2014, travelled in n-bullet resistant vehicles on 18 visits to various parts of country.
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Ever since 2015, re have been a mammoth 1892 occasions when former Congress president Rahul Gandhi travelled in a n-Bullet Resistant vehicle in capital city of Delhi, which can be calculated to almost once every day. re have been 247 occasions until June 2019, when Rahul Gandhi travelled in n-Bullet Resistant vehicles outside of Delhi
former Congress president even travelled on roof of vehicles on a few occasions during tours in India, in violation of provisions of Motor Vehicle Act and security vice. During his visit at Banaskantha (Gujarat) on 4th August 2017, while he was travelling in a n-Bullet Resistant car against security vice of SPG, re was an incident of stone-pelting on n-Bullet Resistant private car of protectee in which SPG PSO was injured. injury could have been avoided h SPG Bullet Resistant car been used, top sources told Republic. matter was even raised by Congress Party in Parliament and n Home Minister of India me a statement in Lok Sabha wherein it was informed that Rahul Gandhi did t avail SPG Bullet Resistant vehicles on 100 occasions out of his 121 visits between April 2015 to June 2017, which is 82.64 per cent times.
Out of total 156 foreign visits that he undertook since 1991 he did t take SPG officers on 143 visits. In most of se 143 foreign visits he shared travel itinerary at eleventh hour, preventing SPG officers from accompanying him on tours.
Rahul Gandhi also dragged name of SPG in his speeches on a few occasions, which is evidently undesirable.
When Sonia Gandhi violated smooth functioning of SPG
current Congress president and UPA chairperson did t use SPG Bullet Resistant vehicles on 50 occasions while travelling in New Delhi from 2015 to May 2019. On all but one of se occasions, Rahul Gandhi drove her n-Bullet Resistant car. She also undertook 13 unscheduled visits to various places in country in last 5 years [till May 2019] during which she used n-BR cars. She also did t take SPG officers on 24 of her foreign visits since 2015.
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Priyanka Gandhi's SPG violations
Since 2015 till May 2019, she did t use SPG Bullet Resistant vehicles for her travel on 339 occasions within Delhi and on 64 occasions at or places in country. She used n-Bullet Resistant vehicles against vice of SPG officers on se visits.
Out of total 99 foreign visits that she has undertaken since 1991, she took SPG security cover only on 21 occasions and refused to take security for or 78 visits. On most such tours, she shared her travel plan at eleventh hours rendering it impossible for SPG to depute officers for her security.
Ever since May 2014, on several occasions, she h levelled allegations against SPG officers that y were collecting her personal and confidential information and sharing with unauthorised persons. She even threatened top officials of SPG to drag m into legal action. SPG has from time to time countered such allegations by clarifying that it confines its work to strictly official charter.
16:50 IST, November 8th 2019