New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha passed a bill to amend the Act Governing the elite Special Protection Group (SPG) on Tuesday. The bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha last week.

    The SPG amendment Act will pave the way for only the Prime Minister and immediate family residing with him at his official residence, as well as any former Prime Minister and members of his immediate family residing with him at the residence allotted to him for a period of five years, from the date he ceases to hold the office of the Prime Minister.

The Congress has been claiming that the SPG Act has been amended only with political vendetta. Union Home Minister Amit Shah rejected the Congress leaders claim. The Government was concerned about the security of all 130 crore Indians and not just the Gandhi family, he said.

   Union Home Minister Amit Shah participating in the debate over the SPG amendment Bill 2019, the Congress MP Vivek Tankha said everyone wants the Gandhi family to be protected and there should not be a party politics on it.