New Delhi: Following the claims by Maharashtra Police in Pune, the Union home ministry and the National Security Council (NSC) over the threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an “all-time high”, the home ministry has sent out a warning note to states spelling out security protocol that has to be strictly followed during PM Modi’s visits.
As per the revised protocol, the home ministry has laid down that no one is allowed to come too close to PM Modi physically without due security clearance. The ministers and officers now need to be cleared by Special Protection Group (SPG) staff before they can come close to PM Modi.
PM Modi has also been advised either to cut short his roadshows in the run-up to the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in 2019. The agencies suspect that the planned and publicised routes of Modi’s roadshows are likely to present a threat.
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Earlier, Maharashtra Police had claimed that documents seized from suspected Maoist operatives revealed an assassination plot to target PM Modi. They claimed that a letter talked about a “Rajiv Gandhi-type incident” to assassinate PM Modi during his roadshows.
Now, the home ministry has written to all state police chiefs warning them about an “unknown threat” to Modi, who has been the chief campaigner for the BJP across the country for all state elections.