CM security breach: Speaker rejects report

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 17

Rejecting the second police report into the alleged security breach of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar during this year’s Budget session, Speaker Gian Chand Gupta on Friday said that the matter would now be referred to the Previleges Committee of the Haryana Assembly for a detailed investigation.

Addressing a press conference, Gupta said the second report, submitted by Haryana DGP Manoj Yadava, was “weaker” than the first report. “While the first report recommended action against nine police officials, including IPS officer Pankaj Nain, for alleged dereliction of duty leading to CM’s security breach, the second report recommended action against only three police officials,” Gupta asserted.

The Speaker said out of the nine officials named in the first report, eight had already been given show-cause notices. However, in the second report, the names of only three officials, including an SI, figured, which showed that the police were trying to shield the the accused officials.

Gupta said the report had tried to shift blame on the Chandigarh Police, saying the UT police should be held responsible for the breach.