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Home / News / India News / Robert Vadra to remove himself from no-frisking list
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    Robert Vadra to remove himself from no-frisking list

    Shiladitya Ray
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    Last updated on Sep 15, 2015, 12:31 pm
    Robert Vadra to remove himself from no-frisking list
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  • Robert Vadra, who enjoys a "no-frisking" status while travelling with SPG protectees, posted on Facebook that he planned to remove his name on his own, owing to government inaction.

    Vadra had sent a written request to the government for removal of his name on 12 September.

    The aviation ministry has not taken the post kindly, stating that Vadra was politicizing the issue.

  • In this article
    What is the no-frisking list? What is the SPG? Why is Vadra on the no-frisking list? Dalai Lama part of list Vadra's removal not on aviation ministry's radar Robert Vadra to remove himself from no-frisking list
  • No-frisking

    What is the no-frisking list?

    What is the no-frisking list?
  • The no-frisking list is a list of VVIPs or dignitaries who are exempted from multi-layered security checks at airports.

    It is prepared by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) with recommendations from the Home Ministry.

    The list includes the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Union cabinet ministers, opposition leader, Supreme Court judges, High Court chief justices, Chief Ministers, Governors and ambassadors, and SPG protectees.

  • Definition

    What is the SPG?

  • The original Special Protection Group (SPG) Act was to ensure the security of current and erstwhile Prime Ministers and their immediate families, and was implemented in 1988.

  • Vadra

    Why is Vadra on the no-frisking list?

    Why is Vadra on the no-frisking list?
  • Vadra is the only private citizen to enjoy the "no-frisking" privilege, much to the anger of the public.

    A RTI was filed by the group RTI Anonymous in 2012 about Robert Vadra's no-frisking status.

    The Ministry of Home Affairs, compelled to reply, stated that Vadra enjoyed his status because of his marriage to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is a Special Protection Group (SPG) protectee.

  • Do you know?

    Dalai Lama part of list

  • The only other individual, apart from Robert Vadra, who enjoys exemption from security checks at airports as of now, is none other than His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

  • 11 Sep 2015

    Vadra's removal not on aviation ministry's radar

    Vadra's removal not on aviation ministry's radar
  • Robert Vadra, is to retain his "no-frisking" status according to reports.

    The Home Ministry sent a note to the aviation ministry saying that the exemption is "only for facilitation purpose and not on security grounds", but left the final decision to the aviation ministry.

    Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma said, "We are not withdrawing Robert Vadra's name from the list."

  • 14 Sep 2015

    Robert Vadra to remove himself from no-frisking list

    Robert Vadra to remove himself from no-frisking list
    Credits:
  • Robert Vadra, who enjoys a "no-frisking" status while travelling with SPG protectees, posted on Facebook that he planned to remove his name on his own, owing to government inaction.

    Vadra had sent a written request to the government for removal of his name on 12 September.

    The aviation ministry has not taken the post kindly, stating that Vadra was politicizing the issue.

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