Team News Riveting
New Delhi, January 7
The Supreme Court on Friday asked to preserve the travel records related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Punjab visit in which a serious security lapse came to the fore.
During the visit to Punjab, the Prime Minister’s convoy was stuck on a flyover at Hussainwala for twenty minutes after protesters allegedly blocked the road. The convoy has to return and the programme of Prime Minister was postponed.
Hearing a plea seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged security breach during PM Modi’s Punjab visit, A Bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli directed officers of the Punjab Police and the Special Protection (SPG) as well as other Central and State agencies to cooperate and provide necessary assistance to the Registrar General of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, who is required to keep all records in his safe custody.
The Bench appointed the Director General of Police, Chandigarh and an officer from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as nodal officers to coordinate with the Registrar General.
It was also made clear that the Committees appointed by the Centre and the State to probe the incident should not function until Monday, January 10, when the matter will be next heard.
“Ask both the committees to hold their operations till Monday. This will not be in the order, but it’s understood,” CJI Ramana said.
