Scrutinising details of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s security protocol as devised by the Special Protection Group (SPG), the government has identified “gaps that raise concern,” officials have told The Indian Express. The information is either directly or indirectly in contravention of the law and express provisions of the (SPG) Act. The SPG cover of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh was removed after 2019 elections and he was provided with Z-plus security cover. Subsequently, a committee under the Ministry of Home Affairs recommended raising a Special Protection Unit (SPU) under the Cabinet Secretariat. The SPU was then re-christened Special Protection Group (SPG), which functioned under executive orders for three years till Parliament passed the SPG Act in 1988.

Source: Indian Express October 19, 2019 23:15 UTC