"What has happened today is just not acceptable. It's against Panjabiyat. A secure passage for the Prime Minister of India to address BJP's political rally in Ferozpur should have been ensured. That’s how democracy works." - Sunil Jakhar, Congress MP
"The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) taking cognisance of this serious security lapse has sought a detailed report from the state government. The State Government has also been asked to fix responsibility for this
lapse and take strict action," a spokesman of the Union Home Ministry said.
New Delhi
(When the PM’s convoy reached a flyover, the road was blocked by some protesters, and so later the rally was cancelled. It was a security lapse and MHA has asked the Punjab Govt to fix responsibility.)
The BJP on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress government in Punjabfor allegedly trying to "scuttle" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programmesin the state.
"Fearing a resounding defeat at the hands of the electorate, the Congress government in Punjab tried all possible tricks to scuttle the PM Narendra Modi Ji’s programmes in the state," he tweeted.
The rally at Ferozepur was canceled due to protest by farmers as Mr Modi was to reach the National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala at (Ferozepur) on road.
The Prime Minister landed at Bathinda airport on Wednesday morning and was initially scheduled to visit the National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala (Ferozepur) via helicopter.
But due to rain and poor visibility, after a 20 minutes wait, the security personneldecided about the road journey to reach the Memorial.
Accordingly Punjab DGP was also informed by the SPG. But when the PM’s convoy reached a flyover, the road was blocked by some protesters,and later the rally was cancelled.
"The state police was instructed to prevent people from attending the rally. Large number of buses were stranded because of the high-handedness of the police & connivance with protestors," Nadda wrote
in a series of tweets.
"What is extremely worrisome is that this incident was also a big security lapse as far as the PM is concerned. Protestors were given access to the Prime Minister’s route while the Punjab Chief Secrearyand DGP gave assurances to SPG that the route is clear".
He further wrote: "It is sad that the PM’s visit to launch development projects worth thousands of crores for Punjab was disrupted. But we will not let such a cheap mentality hinder progress of Punjab and will continue the effort for the development of Punjab".
Mr Nadda also said, "To make matters worse, CM Channi refused to get on the phone to either address the matter or solve it. The tactics used by the Congress government in Punjab would pain any one who believes in democratic principles".
"In doing so they did not bother that the PM was to pay tributes to Bhagat Singh & other martyrs, and lay the foundation stone for key development works. By their cheap antics,Congress Govt in Punjab has shown that they are anti-development and have no respect for freedom fighters too".
Mr Modi was on a visit to Ferozepur on Wednesday to address a rally and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 42,750 crore.
The Union Home Ministry has sought a detailed report from the state government and asked it to fix responsibility for the lapse.
ends
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at Bathinda airport on Wednesday morning for the Ferozepur rally, he was scheduled to visit National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala (Ferozepur) via helicopter. Due to rain and poor visibility, the PM waited for about 20 minutes for the weather to clear out.
When weather didn’t improve, it was decided that the PM would visit the National Marytrs Memorial via road, which would have taken more than 2 hours. He proceeded to travel by road after necessary confirmation of security arrangements by the Punjab Police DGP.
Around 30 km away from National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala, when the PM’s convoy reached a flyover, it was found that the road was blocked by some protesters. The PM remained stuck on the flyover for 15-20 minutes. This was a major lapse in the PM’s security.
PM Modi speaks over phone with Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz
Prime Minister congratulated H.E. Scholz on his appointment as Chancellor. He expressed his appreciation for the immense contribution of former Chancellor H.E. Angela Merkel in strengthening the India-Germany Strategic Partnership, and looked forward to continuing this positive momentum under the leadership of H.E. Scholz.
The two leaders agreed that there was significant synergy in the governance priorities announced by the new German Government and India's own economic vision. They reviewed the potential of ongoing cooperation initiatives, including for promoting investment and trade links. They agreed on the potential for further diversifying cooperation and exchanges in new areas. In particular, they expressed the hope to commence new cooperation initiatives in the areas of Climate Action and Green Energy, to enable both countries to achieve their respective climate commitments.
Prime Minister conveyed his good wishes for the New Year to H.E. Chancellor Scholz and to the German people, and looked forward to meeting him soon for the next meeting of the bilateral Inter-Governmental Consultations.
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