Y-plus security involves an escort vehicle, a personal security officer and a security detail of one guard commander and four guards at the residence.
With polls in Chhattisgarh around the corner, the Centre is set to clear a proposal granting Y-plus security cover to Kamal Chandra Bhanj Deo of the erstwhile royal family of Bastar. In this region, the BJP, in the 2013 state polls, won only five of the 12 seats and lost the remaining by narrow margins.
Home Ministry officials said Deo (34) will get security cover by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and that the proposal was based on the threat assessment by state and Central agencies.
Y-plus security involves an escort vehicle, a personal security officer and a security detail of one guard commander and four guards at the residence. The guards will have an officer of the rank of sub-inspector and three policemen with automatic weapons.
While Deo's unverified Twitter profile describes him as the chairperson of Chhattisgarh State Youth Commission, he is being wooed by the BJP and Congress in Chhattisgarh, where polls are scheduled later this year.
BJP Chief Minister Raman Singh had earlier appointed Deo as the chairperson of the State Youth Commission, a position, officials…
