Lapse during PM’s Punjab visit: SC may take up plea for probe tomorrow
The Hindu
Senior advocate Maninder Singh in his petition said the Supreme Court should step in so that such an occurrence should ‘never happen again’
The Supreme Court said on January 6 it may take up on January 7 an urgent petition seeking a “thorough, proficient” probe into the which saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes in Punjab.
The incident happened when the Prime Minister was travelling by road to an event at Ferozepur in the State. It is reported that protesting farmers blocked the road near the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala. The Home Ministry has termed the incident “a major lapse in security measures”.
In an oral mentioning before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, senior advocate Maninder Singh said the Supreme Court should step in so that such an occurrence should “never happen again”.
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