LUCKNOW: Four Samajwadi Party (SP) members of legislative assembly (MLAs) who voted for the BJP in the recent Rajya Sabha polls were allocated Y-category security from the central govt. The list includes names of Manoj Pandey from Unchahar seat, Abhay Singh from Goshainganj, Rakesh Pratap from Gauriganj and Vinod Chaturvedi from Kalpi assembly constituency. All of them have been provided security cover by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
A senior police officer at the UP DGP headquarters confirmed the development. He further added that with all the three MLAs, security of CRPF personnel will be deployed.
Following the cross voting by all the three Samajwadi Party MLAs, during the recently concluded Rajya Sabha elections, Manoj Pandey had also resigned from the position of SP's chief whip in the UP assembly last month.
The officer added that Manoj Pandey will get a Y-plus security, while the three other MLAs will get Y-category security. He added that the only difference is that while Manoj will get two personal security commandos with him, the other three MLAs will get one each.
The officer explained that a Y-plus category is a security detail of 11 personnel, including two commandos and police personnel. The 'Y' category is a security detail of eight personnel, including one commando and police personnel. The security will be given with the immediate effect.
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