{"id":356485,"date":"2025-09-11T19:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=356485"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:03:48","slug":"bjp-versus-congress-over-rahul-gandhis-security-failure-to-follow-yellow-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/bjp-versus-congress-over-rahul-gandhis-security-failure-to-follow-yellow-book\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP versus Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s security, ‘failure’ to follow \u2018Yellow Book\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BJP claims CRPF \u201cflagged breaches of security protocol\u201d, Congress questions the \u201ctiming\u201d, links the \u201cpublic release\u201d of the letter to Gandhi\u2019s \u2018vote chori\u2019 campaign<\/em><\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The BJP and Congress are locked in a fierce exchange over a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) communication that flagged \u201cbreaches of security protocol\u201d by Rahul Gandhi during several foreign trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quoting a CRPF letter, BJP\u2019s IT cell chief Amit Malviya claimed Gandhi repeatedly failed to follow mandatory guidelines under the Yellow Book, which requires individuals with high-category security cover to give prior intimation of their movements, including foreign travel. Malviya wrote on X: \u201cCRPF flags breach of security protocol by Rahul Gandhi. Under the Yellow Book protocol, those under Z+ security must provide advance details to enable deployment. Rahul doesn\u2019t\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congress hit back, calling it a \u201cveiled attempt to intimidate\u201d the Leader of Opposition and questioned the \u201ctiming\u201d and \u201cpublic release\u201d of the letter\u2014coinciding with Gandhi\u2019s aggressive \u201cvote chori\u201d campaign against the BJP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe timing of the CRPF\u2019s letter and its instant public release raise disturbing questions. It comes just as Shri @RahulGandhi is leading the charge against the BJP\u2019s Vote Chori, carried out with the Election Commission\u2019s complicity. Is this a veiled attempt to intimidate the Leader of Opposition, who has already announced another imminent disclosure? Is the government rattled by the truth he is about to reveal?\u201d Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYellow Book\u201d refers to the official security guidelines for VVIPs who are under government-provided security cover. It lays down the protocols, dos and don\u2019ts, and responsibilities of both the protectee (the person receiving security, like Rahul Gandhi) and the security agencies (like CRPF, SPG, or state police).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to reports, the CRPF issued two letters\u2014one to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and another directly to Gandhi\u2014detailing lapses in protocol during his visits abroad, including Italy (Dec 30\u2013Jan 9), Vietnam (Mar 12\u201317), Dubai (Apr 17\u201323), Qatar (Jun 11\u201318), London (Jun 25\u2013Jul 6) and Malaysia (Sep 4\u20138). The letters reportedly warned that such lapses could weaken VVIP security arrangements and expose him to risks, urging strict adherence in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BJP seized on the disclosure, suggesting Gandhi\u2019s foreign visits carried a \u201csuspicious\u201d undertone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What exactly is Rahul Gandhi hiding? CRPF\u2019s flagging of breaches in security protocol by Rahul Gandhi during foreign visits is a grave violation. Whose orders is Rahul Gandhi following during these suspicious foreign visits? Rahul Gandhi is dangerous for India\u2019s democracy!\u201d BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari alleged on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not the first time Gandhi\u2019s security has come under scrutiny. In the past, too, agencies are said to have flagged instances of him bypassing established protocols, sparking concerns over potential threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BJP claims CRPF \u201cflagged breaches of security protocol\u201d, Congress questions the \u201ctiming\u201d, links the \u201cpublic release\u201d of the letter to Gandhi\u2019s \u2018vote chori\u2019 campaign   The BJP and Congress are locked in a fierce exchange over a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) communication that flagged \u201cbreaches of security protocol\u201d by Rahul Gandhi during several foreign trips. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":187,"featured_media":356486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,1801],"tags":[16188,16003,16631,15620],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356485"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/187"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356485"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356489,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356485\/revisions\/356489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/356486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}