Elite Politicians To Get Reduced Special Security In J&K
J&K -As J&K’s administration decides to downsize its special forces, the ones to be sadly affected are the elite politicians, to start with. Former Chief Ministers for example will not get the Special Security Group (SSG).
It is confirmed that indeed the Home Department of J&K had directed the Additional Director General of Police, Security, to implement this recommendation. This has been given by the Security Review and Coordination Committee that analyses the threat perception to important leaders. The committee has advised downsizing the SSG to a bare minimum.
It is ironic that this should be done at his hour in the day. It is worth noting that those who were getting SSG protection included Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. The SSG, established in 2000, will now be entrusted with the security of serving chief ministers and their immediate family members.
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Apparently, all these politicians will not be getting special treatment outside the Union territory anymore. Under the Z-class, they will all receive a cover from the National Security Guards.
Additional Director General of Police, Security, to implement the recommendation by the Security Review and Coordination Committee that analyses the threat perception to important leaders. The committee has advised downsizing the SSG to a bare minimum.
The government order said that the SSG will be right-sized by reducing the number of the elite force and will be headed by an officer below the rank of Superintendent of Police as against Director, who is of the rank of Inspector General of Police and above.
