Earlier, the CRPF had been providing โZโ category security to Manjinder Singh Sirsa in Haryana, Punjab and Delhi only
New Delhi: The Central government has upgraded Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsaโs โZโ category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security from three states to across India, sources said on Friday.
Earlier, the CRPF had been providing โZโ category security to Sirsa in Haryana, Punjab and Delhi only. Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) took the decision to upgrade Sirsaโs security based on recent inputs of threat perception to the BJP leader.
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โThe security of Manjinder Singh Sirsa has been upgraded from three states to across the country. The security was upgraded after reviewing threat perception,โ a top government source told ANI requesting anonymity.
This is the second time when Union Home upgraded Sirsaโs security within two years.
Earlier in 2021, the Ministry had upgraded the security cover of Sirsa from the โYโ category security to the โZโ category days after he joined BJP after leaving Shiromani Akali Dal. Then, Sirsa was provided a โZโ category security cover in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab states.
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