NEW DELHI: The Union authorities has supplied Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with a Z-category VIP safety cowl of armed commandos in view of potential threats, official sources mentioned on Tuesday.
The Union Ministry of Dwelling Affairs has entrusted the Central Reserve Police Power with offering a contingent of about 40-45 personnel for the duty, the sources mentioned.
A risk notion report ready by central safety companies had advisable a powerful cowl for Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kumar. The transfer comes amid preparations for the seven-phase common elections that start on April 19.
The armed commandos will accompany the CEC throughout his travels throughout the nation, the sources mentioned.
Kumar is a retired IAS officer of the 1984 batch. He took cost because the twenty fifth CEC on Might 15, 2022.
He had been appointed as an election commissioner within the ballot physique on September 1, 2020.
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