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EditorialSecurity Cover cut on politician

Security Cover cut on politician

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In a recent exercise, the central government has attempted to obtain an objective analysis of the threat perception of the political leaders and bureaucrats across the country. A totally impartial review of security-cover to politicians has been done perhaps for the first time in Indian political system with security-cover cut even for many BJP and RSS leaders. This is why no one from opposition could cry over cut in status-symbol of security-cover available to many in opposition including former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Laloo's family and many more of their ilk.
But still more is required when unnecessary security-cover still continues for several former political heavyweights including like Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akali Leaders and many leaders and relegades in . Union Home Ministry should have a further review of security-cover available to politicians with security either removed or reduced to bare minimum for leaders like Mulayam Singh Yadav.
The scenario in state is no difference and security personnel provided to the politicians and activists are taken more as a status symbol than to have a proper and genuine security cover. These security personnel are often used as domestic helps and as an ostensible demonstration of individual clout at the cost of hard earned money from the taxpayers.
The new governor has taken a bold decision few months back when the administration withdrew some of the politicians and activists but later relented over the issue and restored some of the politicians to back with the security officials.
Thought should also be given for reducing heavy expenses in security-cover presently separately available for each of the three member of family of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Undoubtedly threat-perception to lives of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra Gandhi should not be overlooked. But huge funds can be saved if these three are provided government-accommodation in in one single complex though separately rather than in three separate government-bungalows far away from each other.

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