Supreme Court questions Centre on Z-security to Mukesh Ambani

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the reason to Centre over providing security to VIPs including Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani.
Raising the concern over the issue, the Apex Court said, “The five-year-old would not have been raped if there was proper security in the capital.”
The bench reasoned that the rich can afford to hire private security personnel. “We read in newspapers that Ministry of Home has directed providing for CISF security to an individual. Why is state providing security to such person,” a bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi said without taking the name of Ambani.
Government’s decision to provide Z category security for Ambani had evoked sharp criticism from Left parties following which it was clarified that he will foot the expenses for this estimated to be Rs.15-16 lakh per month.
The business tycoon is the new entrant to the ‘Z’ category VIP security club after the Union Home ministry had recently approved an armed commando squad following threat perceptions