Guwahati: The Punjab government, led by Bhagwant Mann of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has revoked the security cover of 184 former ministers, MLAs, and private protectors.
The Additional Director General of Police Security in a letter said, “Consequent to a security review based on current threat assessment, the competent authority has approved the withdrawal of security from 184 former ministers, former MLAs and private protectees.”
The families of former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Gurdarshan Brar, IPS Gurdarshan Singh, and Udaybir Singh (son of former cabinet minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa) are among the 184 VIPs who have lost their security, according to an ANI report.
Former Cabinet Ministers Surjit Singh Rakhra and Bibi Jagir Kaur, Tota Singh (Shiromani Akali Dal Moga), Former Congress MPs Varinder Singh Bajwa and Santosh Chaudhary, and Ex-Congress MLA Deep Malhotra have all had their security revoked.
The deployed security forces were also lost by Rajesh Bagga (BJP State Vice President), Mahi Gill (BJP star campaigner), and Harinder Singh Kohli (BJP District President).
Personnel deployed under specific instructions of the Supreme Court or the High Court will not be withdrawn, according to the directive.
It may be mentioned that on March 12, 122 Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were stripped of their security cover.