Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Get elected, to get protected!

VIP/VVIP security has lost that ‘necessity’ touch. It’s merely an act...

Amidst growing internal disturbances, frequent bomb blasts and numerous riots, all which point out to shortage of national police personnel, huge numbers are deployed for security of VIPs. It is not rare to witness top-notch personalities of India, flanked by police officers and security vehicles.

And this can be seen everywhere, round the clock. So, do we imply that these VIPs need ‘zero’ security? Absolutely not! However, this security allowance appears grossly misused (abused?) these days, reducing this need to a mere fashion statement and a status symbol. Even a bench headed by Justice T. S. Thakur [in October, 2007] opined, “If there is a threat to the lives of the politicians, they should remain in the confines of their homes and offices… Their presence in public places itself threatens the life of a common man…”


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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