Citing the ongoing political violence in West Bengal, Union Home Ministry has decided to extend the central security cover to all those who contested on BJP ticket in the Assembly polls.
The MHA provided central security cover to all BJP candidates from March onward. Many of them are getting X-category security, mainly from CRPF, CISF and BSF.
According to officials, the recent high-level security appraisal meeting has analysed the threat perception to BJP MLAs and those lost elections. Many BJP candidates have requested MHA to continue their security for a while, citing the ongoing political violence facing from TMC cadres.