Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 20 2010:
Senior leader of MPP and MLA O Joy today protested when a security guard at the Imphal Raj Bhavan tried to conduct body search on him while he along with some opposition leaders entered the Bhavan to call on with the Governor.
When the personnel on duty at the Raj Bhavan gate tried to conduct body search after checking the vehicle they came with, O Joy angrily asked "who had order you to conduct body search to a VIP, who said that a sepoy can do it, if you are to do I will be back without calling on the Governor" .
The matter was subsided when the ADC to Governor intervened and requested Joy to enter the Raj Bhavan without body search.
Commenting on the incident, MLA O Joy observed that Governor is the head of the state.
As a representative of the people, he has the right to meet with the Governor and discuss state situation.
A "sepoy" is not allowed to conduct body search to a VIP.
Why authority at the Raj Bhavan not informed the security guard deployed at the gate despite knowing that VIPs are coming to meet the Governor.
When, VIPs go for visiting the Prime Minister, President of India, Home Minister, etc they were not treated like this, he lamented.
There is a big gap in the security arrangement and management as personnel with no proper training on how to deal with the VIPs visiting heads of the state, he went on comment adding that after he appraised matter, Governor had instructed the ADC and security personnel not to behave like this in future.