Duty of every govt. to provide security to PM: Naveen Patnaik
The Hindu
Dignity of the institution must be safeguarded, says Odisha Chief Minister
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said it was the duty of every government to provide .
“The Prime Minister of India is an institution. It is the duty of every government to provide foolproof security and safeguard the dignity of this institution. Anything contrary should be unacceptable in our democracy,” Mr. Patnaik said on twitter.
Minutes later, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hailed Mr. Patnaik for his statement. “This is how a democracy like in India should function. We all can have differing ideologies, beliefs and opinions but that can be no ground to legitimise a breach in security for the Prime Minister,” Mr. Pradhan responded on the micro-blogging site.