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The study besides made definite recommendations for enhancing the PM’s safety. (File)
The Supreme Court Friday turned down the Punjab government’s petition for entree to the statements of witnesses who deposed earlier the committee it acceptable up to probe the information breach during the sojourn of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the authorities connected January 5, 2022.
“We spot nary crushed to entertain the petition made by the Punjab government. The authorities whitethorn behaviour its enquiry against delinquent officers without the assistance of the statements said to person been made by the witnesses earlier the enquiry committee,” said a seat of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities successful Punjab approached the apical tribunal seeking a transcript of the statements contending that it wanted to behaviour an inquiry against the negligent officers. On January 12, 2022, the SC appointed its erstwhile justice Justice Indu Malhotra to caput an enquiry committee to probe the information breach that near PM Modi’s convoy stranded connected a flyover for 20 minutes.
The Committee successful its report, indicted the past Ferozepur elder superintendent of constabulary (SSP) Harmandeep Singh Hans, saying helium “…failed to discharge his responsibilities to support instrumentality and order…or instrumentality immoderate steps for deployment to fortify the route…” taken by the PM.
Hans, it said, “failed to discharge his responsibilities to support instrumentality and order…or instrumentality immoderate steps for deployment to fortify the way successful Ferozepur, adjacent though helium was afloat alert that determination were ample hostile groups who person travel to artifact the route”.
“He failed to augment and fortify the way successful Ferozepur adjacent though determination were capable forces disposable with him. There was capable clip of astir 2 hrs from 10.20 onwards erstwhile G Nageshwar Rao (Additional Director General of Police) informed” him “ that the Prime Minister would beryllium taking the contingency way and the way should beryllium adequately strengthened. Despite wide instructions from G NagesHwar Rao, astatine slightest 2 hours earlier the Prime Minister entered territory Ferozepur, the SSP Ferozepur failed to enactment upon the instructions of G Nageshwar Rao,” added the panel.
The study besides made definite recommendations for enhancing the PM’s information including the constitution of an oversight committee for periodic revision and update of the Blue Book and holding sensitisation courses for grooming constabulary officers acrophobic with information measures including the Blue Book.
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