Centre accords Z-category VIP security cover to CEC Rajiv Kumar
New Delhi, Apr 9: The Union government has provided Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with a Z-category VIP security cover of armed commandos in view of potential threats, official sources said on Tuesday.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has entrusted the Central Reserve Police Force with providing a contingent of about 40-45 personnel for the task, the sources said.
A threat perception report prepared by central security agencies had recommended a strong cover for Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kumar. The move comes amid preparations for the seven-phase general elections that begin on April 19.
The armed commandos will accompany the CEC during his travels across the country, the sources said.
Kumar is a retired IAS officer of the 1984 batch. He took charge as the 25th CEC on May 15, 2022.
He had been appointed as an election commissioner in the poll body on September 1, 2020.
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Karwar: Freebies are dangerous, says senior Congress MLA RV Deshpande
Karwar: State Administrative Reforms Commission Chairman and senior Congress legislator RV Deshpande has called freebies dangerous, saying getting anything for free is a danger to entire society.
Deshpande, who is MLA from Haliyala, was speaking at the inauguration of the office of the Assistant RTO at Ambewadi in Dandeli taluk. He stressed that nothing should not be made available free of cost and added that every service should come with a price.
Citing the Shakti scheme, Deshpande said, “We received a request to extend the facilities under the scheme to men too. If all services are provided for free, how do we sustain the system? It is important to give thought to the matter.”
