SPG cover will be given only to the PM and members of his family who live officially with him at the PM’s residence, Amit Shah
NEW DELHI| On Wednesday the Homme Minister Amit Shah while addressing Parliament said the SPG Bill is aimed at restoring the law to its original intent. SPG was created to protect the Prime Minister, similar to other countries where elite units secure the heads of government.
BJP leader Amit Shah asserted that the SPG (Amendment) Bill will restore the law’s native intent as it was enacted in 1988 to only protect the prime minister and former prime minister.
He accused Congress government of amending the original law from time to time “diluting” it an apparent reference to the earlier decision to give the elite SPG cover to members of the Gandhi family which included Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka.
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The Modi government recently withdrew the SPG cover from the Gandhi family members.
After the amendment, under this Act, SPG cover will be given only to the PM and members of his family who live officially with him at the PM’s residence.
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