MUMBAI, AUG 5 — The Maharashtra State government has rejected the Centre’s offer to provide a company of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for Governor S C Jamir’s security, saying it is capable of providing adequate security cover.
During his stint as Goa governor from 2004 to mid-2008, Jamir was given a company of CISF at the Cabo Raj Bhavan.
As a former chief minister of Nagaland, Jamir has faced several attacks from Naga insurgent groups. However, the Maharashtra Police has said the company of the State Reserve Police (SRP) deployed at Raj Bhavan is good enough to protect him, a Raj Bhavan official said here.
However, Jamir has requested the State government to allow two personal bodyguards from Nagaland on deputation, who have worked with the governor for several years and know about possible attackers, to be transferred to Mumbai.
The Maharashtra Home Department has written to the Union government, urging them to take the CISF men back.
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