In BJP fold, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi gets 'Z' security

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Updated At : 01:02 PM Dec 30, 2021 IST

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Chandigarh, December 29

Within a few days of joining the BJP, former minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi has been accorded ‘Z’ category VIP security cover by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Sodhi confirmed the develpment and said the security cover to him had been given based on the threat perception.

Under the cover, Sodhi will have a contingent of six to eight CRPF commandos. Before joining the BJP last week, Sodhi, an MLA from Guruharsahai in Ferozepur district, was a Cabinet Minister in the Congress government. He was dropped from the Cabinet after Charanjit Singh Channi became CM three months ago.

Sodhi (67) has been an MLA for the last four terms and is considered close to former CM Capt Amarinder Singh.

In Punjab, there are only a couple of politicians who are protected by the central security forces. — TNS

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