Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras alleges threat to life, seeks ‘Z-Plus’ security from Amit Shah

Tribune News Service

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New Delhi, August 27

Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking “Z-Plus” security cover alleging that there is threat to his life due to “political conspiracy”. “Z-Plus” is the highest level of security accorded to an individual by the government.

Talking to mediapersons, Paras said he had received abuses and threats on his personal mobile phone and had lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police.

Without naming anyone, the Union Minister said his political rivals have been jolted by the “huge public response” he had drawn on his first visit to his constituency Hajipur in Bihar on August 23 after becoming Union Minister and accused them of resorting to this “murderous politics” as part of a political conspiracy.

His cavalcade was shown black flags by a group of people allegedly hired by his rivals and they also threw mobil oil at it, Paras said.

Paras is involved in a messy battle with his nephew and MP Chirag Paswan over the leadership of the Lok Janshakti Party after five of its six MPs replaced the young leader with him as their leader in Lok Sabha.

Chirag, son of late Dalit leader and LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan, has been on a tour across Bihar to rally support around his leadership. Paras is the younger brother of Ram Vilas Paswan.

In his letter to Shah, Paras expressed concern over the security provided to him and cited his busy engagements as a minister and the leader of his party. He also referred to the squabble within his party over the change of leadership.

Paras told reporters that a few of his party leaders had also received filthy abuses and threat on their mobile phones. He has also written a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar regarding this.