Central government has moved practically to downgrade security of Prime Minister Dr Manmohansingh from highest SPG-protected to Z-plus thus leaving SPG cover only to four persons including present Prime Minister, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi her two children namely Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. All these SPG-protection did deserve super-high SPG security-cover because of serious life-threats to these family-members of late Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi from supporters of Khalistani movement and erstwhile LTTE. Thus it is totally unfair of Congress to criticise cut in security-cover of Dr Manmohan Singh to that of Z-plus category from earlier SPG-protected that too when it is not traditional to provide SPG security-cover to former Prime Ministers.
It is time to study Sweden model where luxury and privileges like official cars, private drivers, private secretaries, parliamentary immunities etc are not provided to politicians including ministers and Parliamentarians. Only Prime Minister of Sweden is provided such necessities due to security and other practical reasons. Even salaries of Parliamentarians ij only double of that of a an ordinary school-teacher. Even richest and biggest democracy of the world USA provides only half of last drawn salary to a former President as the only post-retirement benefit.
MADHU AGRAWAL