PM safety lapse: Gurudwara requested protestors to dam flyover, say experiences

On Wednesday (January 5), the Punjab Police allowed political protestors to dam Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy, leaving him stranded for about 20 minutes on a flyover about 30 km away from Hussainiwala. It has now come to gentle {that a} native Gurudwara took half in exacerbating the safety breach, reported The Tribune.
In its report dated January 6 and titled, ‘PM Modi cancels Ferozepur rally as farmers block flyover; Centre claims security breach’, The Tribune knowledgeable how bulletins have been made by an adjoining Gurudwara urging folks to dam the Highway.
It added, “…Announcements were made from a nearby gurdwara due to which more farmers reached the spot and the situation turned tense. SPG sleuths then decided to take the PM back to Bathinda as they feared he might get trapped if the protesters blocked the other side of flyover also.”
In a report revealed by News Track, it cited media experiences to assert that extra farmers thronged to dam the Highway after studying from the native Gurdwara that the Prime Minister was caught. “Due to the traffic jam, PM Modi’s convoy was stuck on a flyover for 15 to 20 minutes. During this, the announcement of the PM being trapped in this regard was also announced from the nearby gurudwara. Hearing that, more farmers gathered there. Then seeing the security of PM Modi at risk, the SPG team had to decide to remove him from there,” the report emphasised.
Screengrab of the report by News Track
After studying how a Gurudwara reportedly endangered the lifetime of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National Security Affairs Analyst Divya Kumar Soti urged the implementation of the Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1988. “This act prescribes imprisonment of 5 years for its violation. It was enacted in 1988, in view of Khalistani terrorists occupying and misusing Gurudwaras for anti-national activities,” he knowledgeable.
This act prescribes an imprisonment of 5 years for its violation. It was enacted in 1988, in view of Khalistani terrorists occupying and misusing Gurudwaras for anti-national actions. pic.twitter.com/gsMRZokTqg— Divya Kumar Soti (@DivyaSoti) January 7, 2022
It have to be talked about that the Home Ministry had dubbed the safety breach of January 5 as ‘a major lapse’ within the safety of the PM. It said that the PM’s journey plan was communicated effectively prematurely to the state authorities. The state authorities is required to make mandatory preparations for safety, logistics and likewise make a contingency plan prepared in case of sudden points. Currently, the Director-General of Police in Punjab is Siddharth Chattopadhyaya, a 1986 Batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer whose appointment within the publish was pushed by present State Congress Chief Navjot Singh Siddhu.