India: NSG task forces to be withdrawn from VIP security

Story highlights The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has actually likewise approved a fresh battalion of specifically trained workers, just recently withdrawn from parliament security responsibilities, to be connected to the CRPF VIP security wing The Union federal government has actually bought the total withdrawal of the counter-terrorist commando force NSG from VIP security responsibilities and turning over its 9 “high-risk” VIPs to the CRPF by the next month, main sources stated Wednesday (Oct 16). The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has actually likewise approved a fresh battalion of specifically trained workers, just recently withdrawn from Parliament security responsibilities, to be connected to the CRPF VIP security wing. The ‘black feline’ task forces of the National Security Guard (NSG) offer ‘Z plus’ classification security to 9 VIPs that include Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his predecessor and BSP supremo Mayawati, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, experienced BJP leader and previous deputy prime minister L K Advani, and Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The others consist of BJP leader and previous Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh, previous Jammu and Kashmir CM and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) president Ghulam Nabi Azad, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. The transfer of tasks in between the 2 forces under the MHA is anticipated to be finished within a month, they stated. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which has 6 VIP security battalions, has actually been asked to soak up a seventh battalion for this function. The fresh battalion is the one that utilized to secure the Parliament till a couple of months back. After a security breach that occurred in 2015, the Parliament security was turned over to the CISF from the CRPF, a senior officer informed PTI. As part of the taking control of the brand-new job, a group of Andhra Pradesh Police remained in Delhi just recently for the modification of its primary minister’s security from the NSG to the CRPF, the sources stated. 2 amongst these 9 VIPs will likewise have the sophisticated security intermediary (ASL) procedure being carried out by the CRPF– Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and U
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