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New Delhi, Jun 26 : Issuing new security guidelines to states in the wake of an "all-time high" threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Home Ministry has said that not even ministers and officers will be allowed to come too close to the prime minister unless cleared by the Special Protection Group (SPG).
The ministry said there has been an "all-time high" threat to the prime minister and he is the "most valuable target" in the run-up to the 2019 general elections, officials privy to the development said.
No one, not even ministers and officers, should be allowed to come too close to the prime minister unless cleared by his special security, the Home Ministry communication said, citing an "unknown threat" to Modi.
The SPG is believed to have advised Modi, who is the main campaigner for the ruling BJP, to cut down on road shows, which invite a bigger threat, in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, and instead address public rallies, which are easier to manage, an official said.
The close protection team (CPT) of the prime minister's security has been briefed about the new set of rules and the threat assessment and instructed them to frisk even a minister or an officer, if necessary.
The prime minister's security apparatus was reviewed threadbare recently after the Pune Police told a court on June 7 that they had seized a "letter" from the Delhi residence of one of the five people arrested for having alleged "links" with the banned CPI (Maoist), another official said.
The purported letter allegedly mentioned a plan to "assassinate" Modi in "another Rajiv Gandhi-type incident", the police had told the court.
Besides, during a recent visit to West Bengal, a man was able to break through six layers of security to touch the prime minister's feet, sending the security agencies into a tizzy.
Following the two developments, Home Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and Director Intelligence Bureau Rajiv to review the prime minister's security in the wake of inputs about threat to the Prime Minister's life.
In that meeting, the home minister had directed that all necessary measures be taken in consultation with other agencies to suitably strengthen security arrangements for the prime minister.
Maoist-hit states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal were termed as sensitive by the Home ministry and the police chiefs of these states were told to be extra careful when the prime minister visits their states, the official said.
Security agencies are believed to be specially monitoring the Kerala-based Popular Front of India (PFI), an outfit that the government believes is a front for radical groups. PTI
Kochi, Nov 17: Claiming that profit from the ports was increasing
in each passing year, Union Shipping, Road Transpor Minister Nitin Gadkari
today said that the government is expecting a profit of Rs 7000 crore in the
next year.
Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the
International Ship Repairing Facility at Wellington Island, near here, he said
the profit from the port was increasing in each year after the BJP-led NDA
government came to power. The profit was increased from Rs 3000 crore to Rs
5000 crore in three years and the government was expecting a profit of Rs 7000
core in 2018. The country could not wipe out poverty without adopting new
technologies and development of industries in the country, he said, adding
‘’without development we cannot have industries, without industries we cannot
have employment and without employment we cannot eradicate poverty.’’
Hinting that change of mind set was necessary in
making profit in business, the Minister asked without capital investment how it
could be possible to increase profit from business? Regarding the liability of the Cochin Port Trust, the
Minister asked the state government to complete the work of laying GAIL pipe
line at the earliest. Once the work was completed, the port trust would be able
to earn Rs 100 crore every year, which would ultimately help the CPT to
overcome their present liabilities. Since
there were huge demand of Human Resources in ship repairing units in foreign
countries, the CPT should also take steps to impart training to youths in this
field, he suggested. Justifying
the process of capital mobilisation entering capital market for the development
of National Highways in the country, he said his department was not taking
money from foreign countries, instead collecting fund through capital market
from common people like poor labourers, government servants and not from big
businessmen, as its benefit would ultimately reach them itself. Promising that the Centre was ready to help and pump
in as much as fund required for the state of Kerala, he said the centre had
already allocated huge package to the state, including Rs 500 crore from
Defence to the Cochin Ship Yard along with the repairing unit here, which would
help to generate 6000 jobs, including 3000 indirectly in the state.
Mr Gadkari also disclosed that on development of
roads in the country, Kerala was at the bottom while compared to other states
in the country. The centre was ready to give as much as money the state wanted,
but the main hurdle was land acquisition problem. He expressed the hope that the new government would
come out solutions to overcome this situation, he added. The Minister also suggested to exploit the vast sea and
backwaters in the state to promote tourism and encourage sea plane in the state.
For the developmental activities it was required
strong political and appropriate will, he said adding that decisions should be
taken as early as possible. Currently before taking off any major projects, lot
of debates, committees and sub-committees were constituted and the result was
delaying the projects. This should be avoided, he said. The Minister also suggested the Cochin Ship Yard to
extent its activities to other parts of the country. Kerala Industries Minister A C Moiden, former Union
Minister and Senior Congress leader Prof K V Thomas and others were present on
the occasion. UNI
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New Delhi, Jun 26 : Issuing new security guidelines to states in the wake of an "all-time high" threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Home Ministry has said that not even ministers and officers will be allowed to come too close to the prime minister unless cleared by the Special Protection Group (SPG).