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Withdrawal of Congress MP Bajwa's security a 'routine exercise': Punjab CM

The state government on Saturday had decided to withdraw state security given to Bajwa, saying he enjoys the central security cover and virtually faced no threat

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh speaks on Covid-19 issue, in Chandigarh.

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The exercise was purely a routine periodical security review conducted in consultation with the central agency, said the CM.

Press Trust of India Chandigarh

3 min read Last Updated : Aug 10 2020 | 8:25 PM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday defended the withdrawal of state police security given to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa, saying it was a routine exercise and has nothing to do with the leader's face-off with the state government.

The state government on Saturday had decided to withdraw state security given to Bajwa, saying he enjoys the central security cover and virtually faced no threat.

The decision had come days after Bajwa and another Congress Rajya Sabha MP, Shamsher Singh Dullo, sought a CBI probe into the illegal liquor trade in the wake of the hooch tragedy

Topics : Captain Amarinder Singh Punjab Government Congress

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