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A very big and shocking news is coming out about Sourav Ganguly, former captain of the Indian cricket team and former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). After a security review, the West Bengal government has decided to drastically cut the VIP security of Sourav Ganguly, popularly known as ‘Dada’. The prestigious ‘Z’ category security given to Ganguly till now by the state government has been removed, and it has now been downgraded to ‘Y’ category. After this sudden step taken by the government, the market of discussions has become very hot from the sports world to the political circles.
What is the difference between ‘Z’ and ‘Y’ categories? Now Ganguly will get so many security personnel
According to security protocol experts, about 11 to 15 security personnel were deployed round the clock with Sourav Ganguly under ‘Z’ category security, which also included police commandos and special escort vehicles. His house was also tightly guarded. But now under ‘Y’ category security, only 1 or 2 commandos and a total of 5 to 8 security personnel will be deployed with them. Apart from this, now the special pilot car and escort vehicles running with his convoy will also be removed. However, whenever they attend any public event or travel outside the state, the local police will provide them additional security as required.
Why was ‘Dada’s’ security suddenly reduced? State government committee told the real reason
There has been a clear denial of any political reason behind this reduction in the security of Sourav Ganguly. According to West Bengal Home Department sources, the security provided to VIPs and VVIP personalities in the state is periodically reviewed by a high-level Security Review Committee. This administrative decision has been taken only after the inputs received from the Intelligence Agencies and the report that Ganguly does not currently face any direct threat (Threat Perception). The committee says that VIP security is upgraded or downgraded only on the basis of proper use and requirement of security forces.
Security was increased in the year 2023, now Ganguly returned to the old security circle again.
Let us tell you that Sourav Ganguly’s security was increased from ‘Y’ to ‘Z’ category in the year 2023 based on the then security input. During that time, in view of some special circumstances, the state government had tightened their security arrangements. Now after about three years, when the situation has become normal, the government has brought their security back to the old level. Sourav Ganguly is currently associated not only with cricket administration but also with many big corporate brands and advertisements, due to which he keeps frequenting public places and tours. No official statement has yet come from Sourav Ganguly or his family on this security cut.
Political rhetoric started on security cuts, opposition surrounded the government
The politics of West Bengal has also come to a boil after the security of cricket legend Sourav Ganguly was reduced. Opposition parties have strongly criticized this decision of the state government. The opposition says that Sourav Ganguly is the pride of Bengal and one of the biggest icons of the country, hence any compromise with his security is extremely irresponsible. At the same time, the spokespersons of the ruling party have completely rejected the allegations of the opposition and said that this is a purely administrative and technical process, which is decided by the police and security agencies. It is completely wrong to find any kind of politics in this.
