Security is given according to threat perception to a person. We have given him NSG security, which is a very high level of security. His security personnel have been asked to conduct advance security drill before his visit to any place," Singh said.
The BJP, he said, was doing politics in the name of Modi’s security because it was aware that an act of parliament envisages SPG security can be provided only to the Prime Minister, former prime ministers and their immediate family members.
Singh was reacting to BJP's claim that the serial blasts at its Hunkar (battle cry) rally in Patna on October 27 were an attempt to liquidate the party leadership, including Modi. Six people were killed and many injured in the blasts allegedly carried out by Indian Mujahideen.
"The Congress instead of playing politics should take the threat of terrorism seriously. The Patna blasts were aimed at liquidating top BJP leaders at the rally,” BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told a press briefing in New Delhi.
"We have lost two Prime Ministers to terrorism. We should not do politics on the issue of security," said Javadekar, referring to the assassinations of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
But Singh countered the charges of laxity in providing security to Rajiv Gandhi and said when Gandhi was out of power, he was not given security even at the level of a sub-Inspector. He was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu in May 1991.
"But we are not doing like that. The home ministry wants to give the assurance to everyone that it will give security to anyone according to his or her threat perception. Fool- proof security will be given to Modi," he said.
Javadekar accused the Centre and the Bihar government of being grossly negligent about the security provided at the Patna rally.
The BJP, he said, was doing politics in the name of Modi’s security because it was aware that an act of parliament envisages SPG security can be provided only to the Prime Minister, former prime ministers and their immediate family members.
Singh was reacting to BJP's claim that the serial blasts at its Hunkar (battle cry) rally in Patna on October 27 were an attempt to liquidate the party leadership, including Modi. Six people were killed and many injured in the blasts allegedly carried out by Indian Mujahideen.
"The Congress instead of playing politics should take the threat of terrorism seriously. The Patna blasts were aimed at liquidating top BJP leaders at the rally,” BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told a press briefing in New Delhi.
"We have lost two Prime Ministers to terrorism. We should not do politics on the issue of security," said Javadekar, referring to the assassinations of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
But Singh countered the charges of laxity in providing security to Rajiv Gandhi and said when Gandhi was out of power, he was not given security even at the level of a sub-Inspector. He was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu in May 1991.
"But we are not doing like that. The home ministry wants to give the assurance to everyone that it will give security to anyone according to his or her threat perception. Fool- proof security will be given to Modi," he said.
Javadekar accused the Centre and the Bihar government of being grossly negligent about the security provided at the Patna rally.
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