Supreme Court to listen to petition looking for probe into PM’s safety breach in Punjab

On the seventh of January 2022, the Supreme Court will hear a plea that seeks a court-monitored probe into the Prime Minister’s safety breach when he was on his go to to Punjab on Wednesday, January 5. A bench headed by CJI NV Ramana will hear the case on Friday.
Senior advocate Maninder Singh, who introduced the petition earlier than the SC bench has been requested to present a duplicate of the petition to the Punjab authorities.
The petition contends that it have to be ensured that what occurred just isn’t repeated. Advocate Singh urged the bench to take up the plea and in response to his request, the Supreme Court will hear the identical on Friday.
What truly occurred within the courtroom?
The bench headed by the CJI Ramana requested the petitioner Maninder Singh what he anticipated the court docket to do on this matter. Singh mentioned that such an incident is a really severe lapse and the safety breach is unacceptable. Considering the political conditions in Punjab, there have to be a probe monitored by the court docket into the police association and legislation and order state of affairs, the advocate argued. He additional added that it was obligatory to make sure that no such incident happens once more.
PM’s safety breach plea talked about earlier than CJI; Supreme Court could take up tomorrow | #Punjab #PunjabPolls pic.twitter.com/yApjvFlwzy— IndiaAt this time (@IndiaAt this time) January 6, 2022
Punjab authorities units up probe panel
Meanwhile, the Punjab authorities fashioned a high-level crew to probe the safety lapses throughout the Prime Minister’s go to to Punjab on Wednesday. It is a two-member committee that features Justice (Retired) Mehtab Gill of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Anurag Varma, Principal Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs and Justice. The committee will submit its report inside three days.
Meanwhile the President of India has additionally expressed his concern over the incident of safety breach that occurred in Punjab. The PM met the president briefly earlier at the moment.
Called on Rashtrapati Ji. Thankful to him for his concern. Grateful for his good needs, that are at all times a supply of energy. @rashtrapatibhvn pic.twitter.com/g6Unl8WCJJ— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 6, 2022
The safety lapse in Punjab
The convoy of Prime Minister Modi was blocked by political protesters on a flyover on the best way to Hussainiwala within the Ferozepur district of Punjab, the place he was to go to the National Martyr’s Memorial and subsequently tackle a public assembly. Later yesterday, it had additionally change into evident that Punjab police, which itself was seen having fun with a tea celebration with the protesters who blocked the roads, has been complicit the safety lapse that endangered the PM.
The Union Home Ministry had said that the Punjab Police was given all particulars and the convoy had began solely after affirmation with the DGP. The Punjab Police had failed not simply in securing a transparent path for the PM’s convoy however had additionally failed to supply another route.