Pinnacle court to hear plea against Punjab govt regarding PM’s security breach tomorrow

The Supreme Court gave green signal to hear tomorrow plea seeking a court-monitored probe into the breach of Prime Minister’s security while on a visit to Punjab yesterday.
Relying on news reports, the petition has argued that it was clearly intentional and raises a serious question as to national security and the role played by the present political dispensation in the State of Punjab.The petitioner has submitted that the lapse in the security of the Prime Minister was occasioned clearly in connivance with the Punjab Police and it was only the Punjab Government that knew the precise route of the Prime Minister which is never shared due to high-security reasons
Senior advocate Maninder Singh mentioned the matter before the top court while terming it a serious lapse and sought a probe.
A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Surya Kant, and Hima Kohli asked Singh, who was appearing for an organisation, Lawyer's Voice, which has filed the plea, to serve a copy of the petition to the Punjab government and posted it for hearing tomorrow To this, the CJI asked Singh, “What is it that you are expecting from us?”
“He (Modi) was visiting Firozpur. It is extremely relevant to ensure it does not happen again and responsibility for this lapse should be fixed. A professional and effective investigation is needed into the bandobast (security arrangement)... It would be appropriate under your
monitoring for the district judge of Bathinda to take into custody the entire records of the movements and deployment of Punjab Police in connection with the visit and produce before this court,” Singh urged the bench.
At this, the CJI asked Singh to serve a copy of his petition to the state government. “You serve it today and we will take up your matter tomorrow,” justice Ramana said.
The Union Home Ministry has also directed the Punjab government to file an immediate report, saying it did not ensure the required security deployment. Home Minister Amit Shah said such dereliction of the security procedure during the prime minister's visit is totally unacceptable and accountability will be fixed
The incident happened yesterday when PM Modi was travelling by road from Bathinda to National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala. The PM's convoy was stuck for 15-20 minutes on the flyover due to a road blockade by some protestors. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs described the incident as a "major lapse" in the PM's security.