The Union government has taken serious note of the “security breach” during Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to Allahabad, and asked the Uttar Pradesh government to explain the reasons behind “frequent occurrence of” such incidents.
The Home Ministry has written to the Mayawati government, asking it whether there was lack of coordination between the police and the Special Protection Group (SPG) that provides proximate security to Mr. Gandhi.
The State government had complained that it was not informed in advance about Mr. Gandhi's travel plans.
In its communication, the Ministry asked the State government to send a report on the Monday incident, where activists of the Samajwadi Party's youth wing, waving black flags, tried to stop Mr. Gandhi's car and clamber on to the vehicle.
