Rahul breaches protocol on foreign trips, says CRPF

In a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is learnt to have flagged alleged security protocol violations by party leader Rahul Gandhi during his movements.

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The CRPF VIP security wing provides "Z plus (ASL)" armed protection to Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Around 10-12 armed CRPF commandos provide a proximate security cover to him whenever he is mobile. As part of the Advanced Security Liaison (ASL), the force carries out an early reconnaissance of the locations to be visited by him.

Sources said that in a letter sent to Kharge a few days ago, the VIP security unit of the paramilitary force has flagged certain "unscheduled movements without intimation" by Gandhi during his domestic visits as well as before leaving for abroad.