Minister Who Alleged Attack On Convoy In UP Gets 'Z' Security: Report
NDTV
Union Minister SP Singh Baghel, BJP candidate contesting against Akhilesh Yadav in UP polls, had alleged that Samajwadi Party "goons" attacked his convoy.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Karhal candidate Satya Pal Singh Baghel has been provided 'Z' category security by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources said on Wednesday.
Union Minister of State in Ministry of Law and Justice, Mr Baghel, was accorded the Z category security on February 11, said the MHA source a day after the senior BJP leader's convoy was allegedly attacked with stones and sticks near Attikullapur village in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday evening.
The BJP has alleged that Samajwadi Party "goons" were behind the incident.
The MHA official told news agency ANI that Mr Baghel was earlier being provided "Y " armed central security cover.
