India News | Centre Sanctions Z Category VIP Cover to New BJP Entrant in Punjab
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Punjab politician Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, who joined the BJP a few days ago, has been accorded Z category VIP security cover by the Union government, official sources said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Punjab politician Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, who joined the BJP a few days ago, has been accorded Z category VIP security cover by the Union government, official sources said on Wednesday.
Sodhi, an MLA for the last four terms and who is considered close to former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, announced his resignation from the Congress on Twitter and had posted the letter sent to party president Sonia Gandhi.
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An MLA from Guruharsahai in Ferozepur district, he was the sports minister in the Amarinder Singh government.
He joined the BJP on December 21.
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Sources said Sodhi has been accorded Z category security on the recommendation of the Union home ministry and he will have an armed cover of the CRPF commandos every time he travels in Punjab and in Delhi.
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