Punjab government has withdrawn security cover of 122 former ministers and MLAs. The moves comes a day after Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann met state DGP VK Bhawra. Additional Director General of Police (Security) in a letter to SSPs and CPs ordered the withdrawal of security from 122 politicians. The list mostly includes names of senior leaders of Punjab Congress, who got security cover under the previous government.
Prominent among them are Manpreet Singh Badal, Raj Kumar Verka, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Randeep Singh Nabha, Rana KP Singh, Razia Sultana, Pargat Singh, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Aruna Chaudhary. The list also includes the name of Navjot Kaur Sidhu, former MLA and wife of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.