Big lapse in Rahul Gandhi`s security in Punjab, man throws flag at his car, face hit

Rahul Gandhi`s security in Punjab: Visuals showed a man throwing the flag at Rahul Gandhi`s window from a very close distance. Gandhi was sitting on side-front seat of the car and his window was open to greet the supporters.

In a big security lapse, a flag was thrown at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's car on Monday (January 8) that reportedly hit his face in Punjab's Ludhiana. The car, in which Rahul Gandhi was sitting, was being driven by Punjab Congress in-charge Sunil Jakhar, while Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu were sitting on the rear seats. Visuals showed a man throwing the flag at Rahul Gandhi's window from a very close distance.  Gandhi was sitting on side-front seat of the car and his window was open to greet the supporters. 

This is second such security breach in Punjab. Days ago, PM Narendra Modi's convoy too had faced a security lapse in the state when his car was stuck at flyover in Ferozepur for 20 minutes.

The incident took place on a day when Supreme Court-appointed committee started its probe PM's security breach. The panel headed by former apex court judge Indu Malhotra visited the road overbridge near Piareana village on the Ferozepur-Moga road, where the prime minister's convoy was stuck up for almost 20 minutes on January 5. The team reportedly stayed there for around half an hour to inspect the site.

The five-member committee also visited the rally site and Ferozeshah village to take stock of the sequence of events that took place on that day.