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Government calls Rahul's charge on SPG 'baseless'
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SME Times News Bureau | 24 Sep, 2018
The government on Monday dismissed as baseless" Congress President Rahul
Gandhi charge that former Special Protection Group (SPG) chief Vivek
Srivastava had to quit his job because he refused to accept a list of
SPG officers handpicked by the RSS.
"The matter has been
verified. The officer in question, Vivek Srivastava, former Director
SPG, has specifically averred that he did not have any such conversation
with Rahul Gandhi at any point of time," said a statement from the Home
Ministry.
"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," said a statement from the Ministry.
It
said: "SPG is a professional organisation which takes its task of
protecting serving Prime Ministers, former Prime Ministers and their
families entrusted to its security very seriously and in the highest
professional spirit. The comment reportedly made by Gandhi through the
media is baseless, devoid of fact and unfortunate, coming from an SPG
protectee."
The government's clarification came after Gandhi on
Saturday, while interacting with college and university teachers from
nearly 20 states as part of the Congress' outreach, said: "When Prime
Minister Narendra Modi came to power, an officer was chosen from Gujarat
to head SPG. He came to see me...
"Again he came and said I am
leaving. I asked why? He said I have a list of people that RSS
(Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) wants to be put in SPG. I refused, that's
why..."
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