SPG amendment bill passed in Lok Sabha, Congress walk out after Amit Shah's statement on Gandhi family

In the Lok Sabha, the SPG Amendment Bill has been passed by voice vote. Here, Home Minister Amit Shah said that 'no Congress worker who took the security of Chandrashekhar ji said anything, Narasimhara Rao's security was gone, no one showed any concern. The security of IK Gujral was taken after the threat of murder. Whose concern is it for the leadership of the country or a family? '

During this, the Congress walked out of the House. Describing the amendment in the Special Protection Group Act as necessary while passing the bill, Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the purpose of bringing the SPG Act amendment bill is to make the SPG more effective and restore the original purpose of the law. Keeping the Special Protection Group SPG Act Amendment Bill to be discussed and passed, Shah said that the SPG was formed for the protection of the Prime Minister and in many countries of the world created such a special security unit for the protection of their heads of government. Has gone. The Home Minister said that the purpose of bringing this bill is to make the SPG more effective and to see that there is no problem of any kind in its work. He said that its purpose is to restore the original purpose of the law. In the past, governments have amended the law several times.

Home Minister: Chandra Shekhar ji ki suraksha le li gayi koi Congress karyakarta kuchh nahi bola, Narasimha Rao ki suraksha chali gayi kisi ne chinta nahi vyakt kari. IK Gujral ki suraksha threat assessment ke baad li gayi. Chinta kis ki hai,desh ke netritva ki ya ek parivaar ki? https://t.co/KrQJ7Ax3Ro

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SPG amendment bill passed in Lok Sabha

The Home Minister said, "Under the amendment that I have brought, SPG protection will be only for the Prime Minister and those living in his residence with him and the former Prime Minister and his family who live in the house allotted by the government will be given a period of five years. SPG protection upto Shah said that "special terminology" was used for this level of security cover. It should ideally be in reference to the Prime Minister. This is not only in the context of physical security, but also their departments, health, communication and other subjects.

Lok Sabha passes the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Congress MPs had walked out of the house in protest

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Amit Shah said that the SPG was formed on the basis of a committee formed in 1985. SPG worked under an executive order from 1985-88. A law was enacted in 1988, under which the SPG started functioning. It was amended in 1991, 1994, 1999 and 2003. Today he has brought another amendment.