Overview
- Abhishek Banerjee’s Z+ protection, which the new BJP government reviewed Monday, has been withdrawn and reset to a standard MP cover.
- An administrative order issued Monday afternoon began a phased removal of extra guards, the pilot car, scanners, and barricades tied to his earlier detail.
- The change moves Banerjee off Z+, the top civilian cover that often uses CRPF commandos, to the standard MP security set by the Union Home Ministry.
- Security around other Trinamool leaders has also been cut, with Kolkata Police reducing deployment and removing barricades outside Mamata Banerjee’s home within 24 hours of the power shift.
- Officials cast the step as part of a wider reset under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari that trims state-funded perks and follows a broader administrative reshuffle.