The home minister Shah said security is given to anyone on the basis of threat perception and there is no politics involved in it.
The security for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will not be reduced and it is being reviewed. Rahul was given plus security.
“This government wants to provide security to every political party and is already providing the same. But political leaders can’t be given equal security as provided to the prime minister of the country,” he said.
On the other hand Rahul was asked to vacate his official residence as he is no longer an MP.
Shah said after 2015, Rahul Gandhi has in fact travelled 1,892 times in India and 247 times abroad without informing the SPG.
“Members of the Gandhi family have travelled abroad on many occasions without informing the SPG. Instances like this has happened about 600 times.” he said.
He said Sonia Gandhi had travelled 50 times in Delhi, 13 times in various parts of India and 29 times abroad without informing the SPG.
Priyanka Gandhi had travelled 339 times in Delhi without taking the SPG cover, 64 times in different parts of the country and 94 times abroad, he said.
