Modi checked into AIIMS, aam aadmi checked out
25 Aug 2014 12:14 AM GMT
It was Modi’s first routine heart and eye check-up at AIIMS for which all the nearby shops including chemist stores were shut down since 5 am. Lifts and escalators of the hospital were also shut which created problems for patients. Even the hospital staff were not allowed to enter hospital premises.
According to AIIMS officials, Modi underwent preventive tests like ECG, eye pressure measurement, echocardiogram refraction. Initial reports were normal but the comprehensive reports, the official said, are likely to come only after a few days. ‘At 1.45 pm, Modi left AIIMS giving relief to patients, doctors and commuters. Till the time Modi remained in AIIMS, Delhi police was on their toes providing full-proof security to the PM and managing angry patients.’
Ironically, on 15 August, on special orders, Modi had removed bullet proof glass while delivering his speech at the Red Fort. But when it came to his daily routine, Modi did not leave any stone unturned to get himself best security, leaving Delhiites harassed. ‘Where is our 56-inch chest wala prime minister, who claimed to be a fearless leader. Why does he need so much security? Who is he so afraid of?’ a patient, who was not allowed to enter AIIMS during PM’s visit, asked.
‘It’s no more two routes with two cavalcades for PM’s road travel. After Modi came to power, it’s three routes now with three cavalcades. One route is taken by Modi (decided half-an-hour before his travel) and on the remaining two routes the dummy cavalcades travel,’ a source in Delhi police’s prime minister’s security wing on PM’s route said. More than 100 policemen, including the special force and district police, are deployed on each route.
The source said, ‘We are informed an hour before the PM route is decided and we have to take our positions accordingly. For three hours everything on the route is supposed to be closed.’ On every PM route, traffic gets affected and commuters have to face unpredictable diversions leading to long hours of traffic snarls.
Delhi has recently become the world’s second most populous city with 25 million inhabitants. But it has only 77,000 police personnel. Around 30 per cent is available for general public, the rest provide VIP security.
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