New Delhi | The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday said that no additional restrictions have been added to the existing guidelines or standard operating procedures (SOP) for the security arrangements of VVIPs.
Ashok Prasad, Advisor, Ministry of Home Affairs said that only a reiteration had been made about existing guidelines for VVIP security during road shows and there is no specific reference to ministers or any other dignitaries. In a released statement, the ministry said “The guidelines/SOPs are not new; they are a reiteration of existing guidelines and do not contain any specific reference to ministers or other dignitaries No new restrictions have been added through these guidelines/SOPs and only the laid down protocols have been reiterated,” read the statement.
This ministry statement has come a day after it was reported that the security arrangement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been tightened in the wake of the upcoming General Election in 2019. It was reported that due to an “all-time high” threat to Prime Minister Modi, even ministers and officers will not be allowed to come too close to him unless cleared by the Special Protection Group (SPG). The close protection team (CPT) of the prime minister’s security was also reportedly briefed about the new guidelines.
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