PM Modi’s security breach: Ferozepur SSP failed to maintain law and order, according to the Supreme Court
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security was breached in January while he was on his way to Ferozpur from Bathinda in Punjab to address a poll rally and lay the groundwork for the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway, among other development projects.
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Ferozepur SSP failed to discharge his duty to maintain law and order, resulting in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Punjab in January.
“The Ferozepur SSP failed to discharge his duty to maintain law and order, despite the fact that sufficient force was available and despite the fact that he was informed two hours before that the PM would enter that route,” the bench led by Chief Justice N V Ramana and also including Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli said while reading from the committee’s report.
The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it will forward the report of the five-member committee led by former Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra to the Centre for appropriate action.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security was compromised in January while he was travelling from Bathinda in Punjab to Ferozpur to address a poll rally and lay the foundation stone for the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway, among other development projects.
The security breach occurred while the Prime Minister was travelling by road to Ferozpur when some protesters blocked the highway, causing his cavalcade to become stuck on the flyover for 15-20 minutes.
PM Modi’s route was changed at the last minute because he couldn’t fly to Ferozpur on the chopper due to bad weather. According to the Home Ministry, the prime minister’s convoy decided to return and postpone the Ferozpur event due to a “major security lapse” during his visit to Punjab.