To a question on the security concern of the IPS officer raised by TIA, at his press conference here, Chidambaram said: “It is duty of the state to ensure his security and no harm should come to him or his family”.
Home minister said that after all he was an IPS officer and state government should provide him proper security.
Last week Sanjiv Bhatt in his affidavit to supreme court revealed that chief minister Narendra Modi wanted Muslims to be taught ‘a lesson’ after the train burning in Godhra on February 27, 2002. “This time the situation warranted that the Muslims be taught a lesson to ensure that such incidents do not recur again,” Bhatt quoted the chief minister as saying at a meeting held on the evening of February 27, 2002 as news of the Godhra incident spread.
Sanjiv Bhatt’s security detail was withdrawn on the orders of the state Director General of Police in Gujarat on Wednesday. Instead of four guards, he will now have a lone policeman guarding him.
Bhatt’s has sought adequate security cover for himself and his family after the Gujarat police decided to withdraw it, directing five constables deployed with him to report back to Junagadh.
Bhatt told media that this is the second such order asking for withdrawal of the security for him and his family, despite he being recommended Y-category security by the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB).
Earlier this month, ADGP (training) had ordered that the five men and vehicle deployed with Bhatt be sent back to Junagadh, where he is posted as principal, State Reserve Police Training Centre (SRPTC)