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  UP cadre senior IPS officer Alok Sharma appointed new SPG chief

  India | November 18, 2023 0:03 IST

  Senior IPS officer Alok Sharma is currently serving as additional director general of the Special Protection Group (SPG). The Director's post had become vacant after the demise of SPG chief Arun Kumar Sinha on September 6.

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  Rajya Sabha passes bill to amend SPG Act: Shah rejects charge of political vendetta, Cong walks out

  Politics | December 03, 2019 23:56 IST

  ​The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Act governing the elite-Special Protection Group (SPG) with Home Minister Amit Shah rejecting the opposition's charge of political vendetta and asserting the government was concerned about security of all 130 crore Indians and not just the Gandhi family.

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  Issue of withdrawal of SPG cover for Gandhis raised in Lok Sabha

  India | November 27, 2019 22:06 IST

  Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday raised the issue of withdrawal of SPG security cover to the Gandhi family, but the government said he cannot raise the matter in Zero Hour as he had not given a notice for the same.

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  Lok Sabha passes the SPG Amendment Bill; Congress MPs walk out of house in protest

  India | November 27, 2019 17:28 IST

  The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019. According to the amendment, the SPG will now protect the prime minister and members of his immediate family residing with him at his official residence.

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  It's politics, this keeps happening: Priyanka Gandhi on removal of SPG cover

  Politics | November 21, 2019 19:37 IST

  Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday dubbed the removal of SPG cover from the Gandhi family part of politics which keeps happening.  

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  Cong demands restoration of SPG cover for Gandhis

  Politics | November 20, 2019 14:05 IST

  The central government earlier this month replaced the Special Protection Group (SPG) security cover given to Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and former prime minister Singh by the 'Z-plus' security of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

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  Tripura Congress slams removal of Gandhis' SPG cover

  India | November 09, 2019 16:27 IST

  "This is simply vindictive and vendetta politics. There is no acceptable reason to remove the SPG (Special Protection Group) protection from Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra," Tripura Pradesh Congress ad-hoc committee Chairman Pijush Kanti Biswas said

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  When VP Singh revoked Rajiv Gandhi's security, country paid a price: Congress

  India | November 08, 2019 18:34 IST

  Slamming news reports of Government revoking SPG security for Gandhi Family, Congress party today reminded that the country paid the price when Rajiv Gandhi's security was withdrawn. "When Rajiv Gandhi's security was withdrawn by the VP Singh government, the country paid a price," said KC Venugopal during a press conference.

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  SPG security cover for PM only; Gandhis to get Z+ CRPF protection

  India | November 08, 2019 16:17 IST

  Only Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get SPG security now on. Gandhis have been stripped off the Special Protection Group security. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will no more enjoy SPG protection. They will be now be guarded by CRPF Z+ security cover.

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  Home ministry calls Congress president Rahul Gandhi's charge on SPG 'baseless'

  Politics | September 24, 2018 15:47 IST

  “The officer has stated that as part of his professional duties he interacted with SPG protectees; however, he has categorically stated that during his interaction with Gandhi, there was no talk whatsoever regarding the appointment of a new Director or the reasons for his leaving SPG,” the statement further read.

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  Missing SPG commando from Sonia Gandhi’s security traced in Delhi’s Tilak Nagar

  India | September 06, 2017 20:26 IST

  SPG is an armed force of the Union for providing proximate security to the Prime Minister and former PMs and members of their immediate families wherever they are.

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  Scuffle between Congress supporters and SPG at Rahul Gandhi’s road show in Bareilly

  Politics | September 28, 2016 18:40 IST

  A scuffle broke out between a Congress leader and the SPG personnel at Rahul Gandhi's road show in Bareilly

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  Before take off, Rahul Gandhi’s SPG guards demand to see licences of IndiGo pilots

  Politics | September 17, 2016 14:49 IST

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s security personnel seemed extra concerned of his safety as they asked the pilots of a private airline to show their licenses. The flight was to fly Mr Gandhi from New

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  Hardik, Lalji address Patel gathering in Vijapur

  India | September 16, 2015 8:02 IST

  Ahmedabad: Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday asked the community members to intensify the movement to grass-root level and ban the entry of politicians in the villages.Hardik, who heads Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti,

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  SPG takes over security of PM Narendra Modi

  India | May 26, 2014 22:48 IST

  New Delhi: Moments after Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister today, elite Special Protection Group took over his security forming a ring around him as well as Gujarat Bhavan where he is temporarily