Govt provides 'Z plus' security cover to Sharad Pawar
Sharad Pawar, the 83-year-old chief of NCP-SP and former Maharashtra Chief Minister, received the Z plus armed VIP security cover from the Centre due to threat assessments. The Union Home Ministry instructed the CRPF to undertake the task with 55 ...
By ET Bureau | Updated:
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Ahead of the assembly elections in Maharashtra, the Centre on Wednesday accorded 'Z plus' security cover to NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar.
A threat assessment review by central agencies recommended the highest category of armed VIP security cover to the 83-year-old former Maharashtra CM . The CRPF has been asked by the home ministry to extend the cover to Pawar.
A CRPF team is already in Maharashtra to take up the task, they said.
The VIP security cover categorisations begin from the highest Z+ followed by Z, Y+, Y and X.
A threat assessment review by central agencies recommended the highest category of armed VIP security cover to the 83-year-old former Maharashtra CM . The CRPF has been asked by the home ministry to extend the cover to Pawar.
A CRPF team is already in Maharashtra to take up the task, they said.
The VIP security cover categorisations begin from the highest Z+ followed by Z, Y+, Y and X.
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