Manmohan Singh says ‘no problem’ as Modi govt removes his SPG security cover

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August 26, 2019

New Delhi, Aug 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has removed the Special Protection Group (SPG) from former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s security detail.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that a review of the present security cover is a “periodical and professional exercise based on threat perception that is purely based on professional assessment by security agencies.”

The former prime minister will continue to have an Z+ security cover, the statement added.

According to sources who are close to Singh, he is "personally not concerned about his security" and will abide by the decision taken by the government. “No problem... It’s Ok,” was his response, sources said.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

The force of around 3,000 officers which earlier used to provide protection to prime ministers, former prime ministers and their families, will now only be providing protection for PM Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

In November 2018, Namita Bhattacharya, the foster daughter of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had written a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stating that the family does not want an SPG cover, saying that it is intrusive and leads to inconvenience for the public.

An official who had information about the matter told a national daily that the government had been renewing Singh’s SPG force, along with that of his wife Gursharan Kaur, annually after he left the prime minister’s office in 2014. His daughters had previously given up the elite protection in 2014.

On 25 May, the government initiated a review which took three months and finished on Sunday, 25 August, the report added. The official further confirmed that Singh was informed about the removal of his SPG cover.

The withdrawal of the elite protection force has happened earlier as well when the cover was removed from former prime ministers HD Deve Gowda and VP Singh.

The Special Protection Group was set up in 1985, after former prime minister Indira Gandhi was killed by her security guards in 1984.

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23-year-old Indian on Student Visa in US Pleads Guilty to Sexual Enticement of 11-year-old Girl

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March 6,2020

New York, Mar 6: A 23-year-old Indian with a student visa in the US has pleaded guilty to sexual enticement of a minor girl, prosecutors have said.

Sachin Aji Bhaskar faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.

He pleaded guilty before Senior US District Judge William M Skretny to sexual enticement of a minor.

The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum penalty of life in prison, a fine of USD 250,000 or both, US Attorney James P Kennedy said.

Prosecutors alleged that Bhaskar communicated by text and email with an 11-year-old girl for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.

Through those communications, Bhaskar enticed the victim to engage in a sexual activity with him in August, 2018, they said.

The sentencing in the case is scheduled for June 17.

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PM Modi lays the foundation stone for Ram Mandir in the presence of RSS chief

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August 5,2020

Ayodhya, Aug 5: After laying the foundation stone for the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the 'bhoomi pujan' event as an "emotional moment" for the entire country and added that "every heart is illuminated today".

"Every heart is illuminated; it is an emotional moment for the entire country... A long wait ends today... A grand temple will now be built for our Ram Lalla who had been living under a tent for many years," said Prime Minister Modi at foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Ram temple.

"With the construction of this temple, not only history is being made, but is being repeated.

The way boatmen to tribals helped Lord Ram, the way children helped Lord Krishna lift Govardhan mountain, similarly, with everyone's efforts temple construction will be completed," he added.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Modi conducted 'bhoomi pujan' for the construction work of Ram temple.

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Muslim population rose in India because they got 'special rights': Yogi Adityanath

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January 15,2020

Jan 15: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that the Muslim population in India increased manifold since the partition because they were given special rights and facilities, according to a report by The Indian Express.

"The Muslim population in India has increased manifold since 1947, it has gone up by seven to eight times. No one has any objection. If they, as citizens of the country, work for development, they are welcome. Their population has increased because they have been given special rights and facilities. All possible steps were taken to ensure their growth," Adityanath said while addressing a rally in Gaya organised by the BJP in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

He asked the audience, "But what happened in Pakistan?" Claiming that the Hindu population in Pakistan had decreased since 1947, he asked why it was so.

Yogi said that the countrywide anti-CAA protests are a "conspiracy" hatched from afar by those resentful of a united and grand India and these are being aided by a "crooked" opposition. He further charged that those opposing the legislation were committing the "paap" (sin) of working against national interests.

"For taking such a step, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah deserve acclaim. Instead, they are being attacked", Yogi lamented.

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He himself contradicts his statements. He claims the Muslim population rose 8-9 (according to him) times since 1947. If he was educated its simple 73 years have passed the population grows. Still, the Muslim population is only a minority against the majority. He talks about special rights and facilities given yes agreed but not by him it's by the Constitution of India and for all the minorities. So it's not you its Constitution of India. The majority of the people are against the act CAA is against the very fundamental of the Constitution of India which PM & HM are taking away from the people. If you disagree, disrespect, go against it then you are against the country itself in Hindi deshdruhi.