Priyanka Gandhi has urged the government to withdraw her family's security exemptions at airports, a day after reports that the government may take her husband Robert Vadra off the no-frisk protocol that he enjoys as part of the Gandhi family .
In a letter to the chief of Special Protection Group, Priyanka said, “Since the government is now reportedly considering the removal of his (Vadra) name, I would like to inform you that I do not feel it will be correct for my children and me to avail of the facility of exemption of these checks while entering or exiting the airport when we are all travelling together.“ The issue pertains to Vadra being exempt from frisking because of his association with the Gandhi family , which is a SPG protectee. However, the privilege is only when he is travelling with the family and has to undergo normal checks when he travels alone.
Priyanka's letter suggests that she has sought withdrawal of exemption when the family is travelling together. “It is only right for us to go through the normal channel at the airport and be frisked etc... as you will appreciate that it makes no sense for a family travelling together to fall under different categories of exemption,“ she said. Priyanka wanted to underline that the exemption to her husband was not part of any privilege but imposed on them on security grounds.
In a letter to the chief of Special Protection Group, Priyanka said, “Since the government is now reportedly considering the removal of his (Vadra) name, I would like to inform you that I do not feel it will be correct for my children and me to avail of the facility of exemption of these checks while entering or exiting the airport when we are all travelling together.“ The issue pertains to Vadra being exempt from frisking because of his association with the Gandhi family , which is a SPG protectee. However, the privilege is only when he is travelling with the family and has to undergo normal checks when he travels alone.
Priyanka's letter suggests that she has sought withdrawal of exemption when the family is travelling together. “It is only right for us to go through the normal channel at the airport and be frisked etc... as you will appreciate that it makes no sense for a family travelling together to fall under different categories of exemption,“ she said. Priyanka wanted to underline that the exemption to her husband was not part of any privilege but imposed on them on security grounds.
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