Amit Shah, Smriti Irani slam Punjab govt for PM Modi's security breach

From left to right, JP Nadda, PM Modi, Amit Shah. Pic/AFP

The topmost echelons of Congress owe an apology to the people of the country for what they have done, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah after a security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab, and sought a detailed report from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, Shah said that "Congress-made happening" in Punjab is a trailer of how the party thinks and functions. Taking to Twitter, Amit Shah said, "Today's Congress-made happening in Punjab is a trailer of how this party thinks and functions.

Repeated rejections by the people have taken them to the path of insanity. The topmost echelons of the Congress owe an apology to the people of India for what they have done," Shah said. Shah said that such dereliction of security procedure in the Prime Minister's visit is totally unacceptable.

Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that the state government deliberately created a scenario to cause harm to the Prime Minister.

"Never before in the history of our country, has a state government knowingly constructed a scenario where the Prime Minister will be brought to harm. We know Congress hates Modi, but today they tried to harm the Prime Minister of India," Irani said during a press conference here on Wednesday.

She added, "The DGP claims he is incapable of providing support PMO and PM security detail. The Congress must give an answer." Raising questions over the lapse in security, the Union Minister said, "The questions we as BJP workers and nation needs to ask the Congress government in Punjab that why did the DGP give an all-clear to the PM security detail or the route that the PM was to undertake? Who in the Punjab government gave information about the PM's route to individuals who planted themselves atop the flyover?"

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh took to Twitter to say, "Complete failure of law and order in Punjab, CM and HM Punjab, in particular. When you cannot provide smooth passage to the Prime Minister of the country and that too just 10 km from the Pakistan border, you have no right to stay in office and should quit!"

Bharatiya Janata Party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday said that he will not let cheap mentality hinder the progress of Punjab. Taking to Twitter, Nadda said, "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 cheap mentality hinder progress of Punjab and will continue the effort for the development of Punjab."

Other opposition leaders namely Basavaraj Bommar, Prahlad Patel, Narendra Singh Tomar too slammed the Punjab government and demanded that they take responsibility of the "security lapse."

While Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi, has refuted claims of a "security lapse" for the PM. He said that the PM was supposed to travel from Bhatinda to Ferozepur by helicopter by a change of plans was made last minute and he took the road. There is no security lapse. He also expressed regret that the PM had to cut his trip short.

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