Rise above party politics on SPG issue: Congress

The Congress party opposed the bill to amend the SPG Act in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, saying it was not in the interest of democracy and a right step in the national interest.

Participating in the debate over the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Congress MP Vivek Tankha said everyone wants the Gandhi family to be protected and there should not be "a party politics" on it.

"What kind of democracy it is? You are putting the opposition to threat," said Tankha, reminding the House about the fateful incidents in which Indira Ganhi and Rajiv Gandhi were killed.

"Please protect this family," he said. "God forbid, if one more fatal incident happens then who would take blame of it?"
Citing a recent breach in the security of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, Tankha said, "This has happened because you have reduced the security level."