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‘Criminal conspiracy’: BJP's Punjab in-charge on ‘major lapse’ in PM Modi's security
Former CM Captain Amarinder Singh, the BJP's ally in poll-bound state, described the incident as ‘failure of the Punjab govt, in particular the chief minister and state home minister.’
Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) in-charge for upcoming assembly elections in Punjab, on Wednesday described as ‘criminal conspiracy’ the ‘security lapse’ which led to the cancellation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rally in poll-bound state's Ferozepur.
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“Leaking route details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy to agitators, and then allowing them to block the road is a criminal conspiracy,” a rough translation of Shekhawat's tweet, from Hindi to English, read.
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“This is a serious compromise in the security of the nation's Prime Minister. Strict action should be taken against whoever is responsible, be it politician, minister or official,” the minister further posted.
Meanwhile, hitting out at the Punjab government, former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) chief Captain Amarinder Singh, described the development as a ‘complete failure of law and order in the state.’ Singh tweeted, "This, in particular, is failure of the CM and HM. When you cannot provide smooth passage to the Prime Minister of the country and that too just 10km from the Pakistan border, you have no right to stay in office and should quit!"
Dismissing the charge, the ruling Congress, Singh's former party, said the rally was, in fact, cancelled due to poor attendance. Chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, too, denied any security lapse, saying that his government had no information about the PM’s travel via road from Bathinda airport to Ferozepur.
