Former envoy and BJP Candidate from Amritsar Taranjit Sandhu granted Y+ security cover across India

April 10, 2024

New Delhi: The Central government has provided ‘Y+ escort’ category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security cover to former Indian Ambassador to the US and recently inducted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Taranjeet Singh Sandhu, sources said on Wednesday.

Taranjit Singh Sandhu has also been named as BJP’s candidate for Amritsar Seat in Punjab for Lok Sabha elections.

Sandhu has been granted the security cover for across India following an order issued earlier this week by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The MHA took the decision to extend the security cover to Sandhu based on a recent threat analysis report received from Intelligence Bureau.

Joining an exclusive club of ex-diplomats who made the switch to politics under the Narendra Modi government, Sandhu joined the BJP last month. Like him, Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and S Jaishankar are also former diplomats.