SPG (Amendment) Bill passed in RS

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesdaypassed the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Earlier, the LokSabha passed the SPG (A) Bill with a voice vote on November 27.

"Family members of aformer Prime Minister who reside with him at his allotted accommodation willget security cover of the SPG only for five years, from the date he/she ceasesto hold the office of Prime Minister," read a statement of the Home Ministry.

The Congress party staged a walk-out after Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved the bill in the upper House of Parliament today.

Home Minister Shah, while speaking on the bill said that the amendment to the Bill was not brought only keeping in mind the SPG security provided to the Gandhi family and asserted that the SPG security is only for the head of the state.

गांधी परिवार की सुरक्षा हटायी नहीं गयी है बल्कि बदली गयी है।

उन्हें देश की सर्वोच्च सुरक्षा (Z+ With Ambulance & ASL) प्रदान की गयी है।

लेकिन उन्हें SPG सुरक्षा ही मिले उनकी यह माँग उचित नहीं है। pic.twitter.com/9KJqigl04g

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 3, 2019