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Gandhi Family Downgraded From SPG Security, #PoliticsBehindSPG Trends On Twitter!

Everybody worships the rising sun, the setting sun farewells in ignorance. Pardon my lame attempt of giving poetic justice to the injustice done to the Gandhi family.
No, Rahul Gandhi didn’t do anything this time! *Come on guys, give him a break*

rahul gandhi

Via: India Today

Without further ado, let me break the news gently, in a recent change in security status, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were downgraded from SPG (Special Protection Group) cover and placed under Z-Plus security.
The matter caught fire in Parliament on Tuesday and Congress is now demanding PM Modi for an answer, owing to which #PoliticsBehindSPG is trending on Twitter.

To make your head wrap around it so that you can understand what is happening let me explain what SPG is and why the Gandhi family was given SPG cover in the first place.

SPG is a special force for providing proximate security to the Prime Minister of India and former Prime Ministers of India and members of their immediate families wherever in the world they are.
It was formed in 1988 by an act of the Parliament of India.

Gandhis SPG Cover

Via: Livemint

Hence, the Gandhi family was under SPG cover until recently when BJP decided it was really dull, no protests nothing so its time to stir something up, coz controversy bi@ch!

Moving on, BJP tried to justify their move stating lower threat perception to the Gandhi family.
Damn! You don’t think Rahul Gandhi is important enough to be protected? What if someday our neighbour country feels lack of imbecility and kidnaps him?
Ever thought about that? No, you only think about yourself!

I am going to raise this issue in front of Modiji next time he’s on a tour of India!

Talking about the current situation, the Delhi Police have been put in charge of control of access to the residences of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Leaders of the Congress, who were furious with the Government move, on Tuesday rushed to the well of the house in Lok Sabha, demanding an adjournment.

All said and done, a little bird told me that Kejriwal proposed an ODD-Even scheme of security to Gandhi Family, as in odd day for SPG cover, even day for Delhi police! *Okay sorry*

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