MP CM calls PM security lapse 'sponsored conspiracy', hits out at Congress

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday called the lapse in PM Modi's security during the Punjab visit "sponsored," and linked Congress to the "conspiracy" behind it.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday alleged that the breach in the Prime Minister's security in Punjab was not a "spontaneous" event but had been "sponsored," and Congress was linked to the "conspiracy" behind it.

Holding a press conference here, he posed several questions to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and asked why Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and top police officials were missing when the incident took place.