Four former J&Ok chief ministers to lose Special Security Group safety

Four former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir and their rapid members of the family are going to lose their Special Security Group (SSG) safety because the union territory’s administration has determined to wind up the elite unit established in 2000. Former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, specifically Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Mehbooba Mufti might be affected by this choice. Except for Congress chief Azad, the remaining three reside in Srinagar.

The choice was taken by the Security Review Coordination Committee which oversees the risk notion of vital leaders in Jammu and Kashmir. On December 31 final 12 months, Rashid Raina, undersecretary to the J&Ok administration despatched a communication to the extra director normal of police (ADGP), safety, of UT administration that the centre has authorized to right-size the SSG.

“And, accordingly, I am directed to convey to reduce the posted strength of SSG to the bare minimum, preferably headed by a DSP, for maintaining continuity. All the resources (including vehicles, access control gadgets, etc) of the SSG, except such resources as may be required by SSF, be transferred to the security wing,” the communication learn.

The administration will ‘right-sized’ the SSG by lowering the power of this elite pressure to the ‘bare minimum.’ Now it is going to be headed by an officer under the rank of Superintendent of Police as in opposition to Director, who’s of the rank of Inspector General of Police and above.

After govt’s choice to cut back the safety of former Chief Ministers to the naked minimal, Srinagar Mayor slams Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, and Mehbooba Mufti.

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— TIMES NOW (@InstancesNow) January 7, 2022

On March 31, 2020, the Centre had issued a gazette notification — Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020 — to amend the Special Security Group Act of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir authorities. The modification omitted a clause that offered former chief ministers and their households with SSG safety.

The SSG will now present safety cowl to serving chief ministers and their rapid members of the family solely. But former chief ministers will proceed to get another safety.

All former J&Ok CMs will now be protected by Security Wing of @JmuKmrPolice as an alternative of the SSG – primarily based purely on their safety categorization and risk evaluation – like the remainder of so many people!

They proceed to be Z+ protectees!

Don’t the previous CMs belief the Security Wing?

— Junaid Azim Mattu (@Junaid_Mattu) January 6, 2022

Farooq Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad will proceed to get the safety cowl of the National Security Guard as each of them are Z-plus protectees. Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba may have Z-plus safety cowl whereas in Jammu and Kashmir. But their safety could also be lowered exterior the union territory. In addition to this, these leaders might be offered safety by the district police primarily based on the risk assessments.

The union territory administration has determined to put up among the SSG personnel within the safety wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police as a part of the ‘close protection team.’ The further automobiles and devices of the SSG might be transferred to the safety wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

With the chopping down the dimensions of SSG, the remaining personnel from the elite group might be posted in different wings to make the perfect use of their information, coaching and experience.

The Jammu and Kashmir Special Security Group was created in 2000 by an act of the J&Ok Assembly through the Farooq Abdullah govt. It was created to offer safety to protected individuals, very important installations and to safe venues throughout delicate occasions.