Siege mentality cannot be good for the BJP and its leadership

Immediate political damage to the party from the security breach might only be in Punjab, but depending on how the incident is amplified it could become a useful spin for the other state elections.

Several administrative initiatives have already been taken to fix responsibility for the lapse in the Prime Minister’s security on his recent road trip in Punjab. Why then has it been converted into an issue to drum up political support for the Prime Minister by his party and admirers? Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reaction was already over the top when he sent a sarcastic message to the Punjab Chief Minister, thanking him for reaching Bhatinda alive ("Apne CM ko thanks kehna, ki mein Bhatinda airport tak zinda laut paaya"). However, this astounding statement has led to a flurry of party initiatives