Punjab CM Expresses Regrets and Denies Security Flaws; Cong says "political drama"
In a "great lack of security", Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy was stranded on a viaduct due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur on Wednesday, after which he returned from Punjab without attending any events, including a rally.
The Union Home Ministry ordered the state government to submit an immediate report, claiming it had failed to secure the required deployment, while Home Secretary Amit Shah said 'Such a breach of security procedures during the Prime Minister's visit was completely unacceptable and, that responsibility would be resolved.
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The incident sparked a major political conflict, with the BJP claiming that the ruling Congress in Punjab "attempted to physically harm" the prime minister, while other parties also attacked the state government over the issue of law and order.
On the defensive, Punjab's chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi denied at a press conference that there was a security lapse or political motive behind it and said his government was ready for an investigation .
Congress said there were no security breaches and accused the BJP of directing a small political drama. In Delhi, the main spokesperson of the Congress, Randeep
Surjewala claimed that Modi skipped the rally in Ferozepur because there was no crowd and asked the saffron party to do some soul searching. Channi also claimed that attendance was low at the Ferozepur rally.
Modi, who landed in Bathinda, had to take the road route to the National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur due to bad weather.
When the convoy arrived near the village of Piareana on the Ferozepur-Moga highway, about 30 km from the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala, protesters blocked the road, after which the Prime Minister's cavalcade stopped for nearly 15 to 20 minutes on an overflight.
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Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ferozepur) Inderbir Singh said around 100 farmers suddenly arrived at the spot and blocked the road.
The decision was made to take the prime minister's convoy back to Bathinda airport after protesters began to gather on the other side of the flyover, which could pose a major security risk, he said. he declares. Farmers had blocked roads in several other places, including Tarn Taran, Faridkot and Amritsar.
In the statement, the home ministry said that in view of the contingency plan, the government of Punjab must deploy additional security to ensure any movement by road, which has clearly not been deployed.
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