The Punjab government established a high-level team to probe Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security lapse on 6 January.
Highlights:
The Punjab government constituted the Mehtab Singh Gill Committee in response to the security lapse.
Mr. Gill has served as a judge in the past. Punjab’s Home Secretary is also a member of the committee. The committee has three days to provide a report.
The Security Breach is that Prime Minister arrived in Bathinda on 5 January 2022 and was scheduled to fly to Hussainwala to attend the National Martyrs Memorial.
Due to the rain, plane transportation could not be organized. As a result, the prime minister traveled to the memorial by car.
Protesters obstructed his convoy on the way there. He was also stuck in a flyover for 15 to 20 minutes.
The Prime Minister was at the monument to inaugurate development projects of Rs 43,000 crore.
This includes the building of roads and hospitals. He was also scheduled to speak to a group. The visit has been postponed.