Rajasthan CM hits out at Centre for withdrawing SPG cover of Gandhis

Hitting out at Centre for withdrawing Special Protection Group cover of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her children Rahul and Priyanka, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said move shows BJP's "mental bankruptcy".

Gehlot said BJP has resorted to a very low level of vendetta politics. He demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervene in matter if decision was taken at level of Home Minister Amit Shah.

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"y have resorted to very low level politics. SPG cover was given under act of Parliament. It is for protecting lives, what or gain is re from it? kind of politics y are doing shows ir mental bankruptcy. Prime minister should intervene if home minister has taken decision on his own level," Gehlot told reporters here. "If this was in kwledge of prime minister, n this is misfortune of country," he said.

Gehlot condemned decision to withdraw SPG cover given to family of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated by LTTE terrorists on May 21, 1991. Gandhis will be without SPG protection after 28 years. y were included in VVIP security list following an amendment in September 1991 in SPG Act of 1988.

" government is compromising lives of a family which has lost two members to acts of terror. It is vendetta politics and of a very low level. y were accorded cover based on threat assessment and it must continue," he said.

Gandhi family will be covered by CRPF personnel. Under Z-plus security, y will have commandos from paramilitary force in close proximity besides guards at ir homes and where ever y travel in country, official said.

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