New Delhi, Aug 11 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to provide without delay an additional personal security officer (PSO) to MP Pappu Yadav while it decides his request for enhancement of his security.
The lawmaker from Purnia, Bihar, has made a representation to the Union Home Ministry, seeking enhanced security cover in view of death threats to him following his participation in protests in the Parliament against the NEET fiasco and Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
Centre's standing counsel Ashish Dixit said Yadav's representation was under consideration and would be decided within three weeks.
Yadav's counsel, a senior advocate, said he would not press the petition at this stage if the politician is provided additional security in the meantime.
"The writ petition is disposed of as not pressed with a direction to the respondent to, as a temporary measure, provide one additional PSO to the petitioner without any further delay till the time the representation is question is decided by them," the court ordered.
The court also made it clear that the petitioner would be at liberty to take appropriate legal remedies in case he is not satisfied by the decision on his representation.
