Sushil Kumar Shinde rules out SPG cover for Narendra Modi

PETRAPOLE: Ruling out SPG cover for BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as demanded by his party, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today said SPG was provided according to the law of the country.

"There is a law in the country. SPG is given according to the country's law. Modi is already having NSG cover," Shinde told reporters here when asked about providing SPG cover to Modi.

The Union Home Minister was here to inaugurate the Joint Retreat ceremony at the Indo-Bangla border post along with his Bangla counterpart Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir.