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The court was hearing a petition seeking an investigation into the security breach in Punjab on Wednesday, where the prime minister was stranded on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway for about 15-20 minutes. The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to forthwith secure and preserve all records relating to the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab on January 5.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana directed the state of Punjab, including the police authorities, SPG and other central and state agencies to cooperate and provide necessary assistance to the Registrar General.
The bench, which also comprised Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, said that the Director General of the Union territory of Chandigarh and an NIA official will assist the Registrar General (RG) in collecting the records and asked the RG to keep all records in his safe custody for the time being.
The apex court also asked the Centre and the state to hold further action by the committees they have constituted to inquire into the alleged lapses in security measures pertaining to the Prime Minister’s visit till it hears the matter again on January 10.
The directions came on a plea by ‘Lawyer’s Voice’, a Delhi-based rights body.
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