New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday protested against the deployment of three armed security personnel at his home in the national capital, saying that it had not been done to monitor them. Simultaneously, the TC MP wrote a letter to the Delhi Police Chief asking them to call back this security personnel.
The police, however, said that it was a regular deployment and based on the request received, the armed personnel have been recalled. In a letter to Delhi Police Commissioner SN Srivastava, the MP said that the in-charge of Barakhamba police station had come to meet him at his residence on February 12, and shortly thereafter posted three personnel of the Border Security Force holding the assault rifle outside his house. Given.
She said, “I have an eye on the activity of people coming and going from my home, and I feel that I am being monitored.”
The MP said, “I want to remind you that the right to privacy is a fundamental right, and being a citizen of this country, the Constitution of India guarantees it to me.”
She said, “On investigation, I came to know that these armed officers have been deployed by Barakhamba Road Police Station for my safety.”
The MP said, “However, as an ordinary citizen of this country, neither I have sought such protection nor do I want to. Therefore, you are requested to call these security officers back. ”
In this regard, a senior police officer said that wherever there is a danger, the force is deployed for security. The official said, “But it was a regular deployment. However, we have withdrawn our force as requested. “
