The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a comprehensive affidavit from the Centre assuring it would address security concerns at the private residence of former BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, a 'Z category' protectee.
The Centre's lawyer said "skeletal security" has been provided at Swamy's private residence and the "main guard would move along with him" from the government bungalow.
If there is no place to set up adequate infrastructure such as a guard room, six security personnel would be placed on a rotation basis at Swamy's private house, the lawyer
said. Justice Yashwant Varma, however, questioned the Centre over the absence of infrastructure facilities at the private residence as well as when the arrangements would be put in place and how it would "rotate six guards".
The lawyer said that he would put Centre's stand in relation to court's queries on an affidavit. He stated that "it is better that I put everything on the affidavit.
Because for us to provide such guard rooms to each and every private individual...". The court, however, said, "He is not every private individual, he is an individual to whom you have granted Z category."
The lawyer assured the court that all adequate arrangements would be done according to applicable
protocol.