MHA will take big and tough decisions: Anurag Thakur on PM Modi's security breach
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is gathering information on the alleged security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ferozepur in Punjab. He said “big and tough decisions” would be taken.
To queries on the issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach during a briefing at a Union Cabinet meeting, Anurag Thakur said some people had already approached the Supreme Court in this regard. “The Union Home Ministry has also spoken about taking action. After gathering information, whatever steps...big and tough decisions will be taken by it,” he told mediapersons.
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“It is my firm belief that the country’s judicial system does justice to everyone and when such mistakes happen, whatever steps need to be taken will be taken,” the minister added.
Besides the Cabinet meeting and a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, the Prime Minister also chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on Thursday.
PM Narendra Modi also met President Ram Nath Kovind, who expressed concern over the "security lapse" during the Prime Minister’s visit to Punjab's Ferozepur on Wednesday.
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Notably, PM Modi’s convoy remained stranded on a flyover near Ferozepur due to a blockade by protesters on Wednesday. He had to cancel the rally and return to New Delhi.
-PTC News
