Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut said on Punjab incident

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday night took to Twitter to assert that the security lapse in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Punjab on Wednesday was “serious”.

File photo of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut (Photo: PTI)

File photo of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut (Photo: PTI)

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday night took to Twitter to assert that the security lapse is related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Punjab on Wednesday was ‘serious’.

He said that the Prime Minister belongs to the entire country and there can be no compromise on his security.

Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut wrote, “The Prime Minister belongs to the whole country. There can be no compromise on his security. The security lapse during Modi’s visit to Punjab is serious.”

He said the country has already lost two prime ministers due to security lapses. Sanjay Raut said, “There should be a complete inquiry into this incident. This is what Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has demanded.”

What happened in Punjab?

PM Modi’s convoy was on Wednesday Trapped for about 20 minutes on a flyover in Punjab As soon as the farmers blocked the road.

PM Modi was about to visit the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala by helicopter. But due to rain and poor visibility it was decided that he would travel by road. He was later scheduled to address a rally in Ferozepur, but it was cancelled.

The incident triggered a major political controversy as the BJP blamed the Congress-led Punjab government for the “threat to the life of PM Modi”, while the state government maintained that there was no major security lapse.

The Home Ministry took note of the “serious security lapse” and Detailed report sought from the state government,

on Thursday, a Home Ministry formed a three-member team To investigate the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab.

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