PM Modi security lapse in 2022: Bathinda SP Gurwinder Singh Sangha has been suspended in connection with the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab on January 5, 2022, informed the Punjab Home Ministry on Saturday.
As per the state Home Ministry, Singh, who was posted as SP Operations at Ferozepur, has been accused of dereliction of duty.
PM Modi's security lapse
Prime Minister Modi security breach happened on January 5, 2022, when Modi was on his way to Hussainiwala in Ferozepur. He landed at Bathinda on January 5 morning from where he was to go to the National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala by helicopter. However, due to inclement weather, the Prime Minister had to take a road route.
Around 30 km away from the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala, when his convoy reached a flyover, it was found that the road was blocked by some protestors. Modi's convoy was stranded on a flyover for over 15-20 minutes due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur. Following this he returned from Punjab without attending any event, including a rally.
It is pertinent to mention that in January 2022, Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi was the Chief Minister of Punjab, and this incident was viewed as a significant security breach for the Prime Minister.
The Supreme Court-appointed committee, which probed the security breach during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Punjab in January 2022, had indicted several state officers for lapses. After 22 months, action has been taken by suspending an SP.
