Overview

• Formal letters dated September 10 were sent to Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge citing repeated breaches tied to six overseas trips to Italy, Vietnam, Dubai, Qatar, London and Malaysia.
• CRPF said failures to provide prior intimation weaken VVIP arrangements under the Yellow Book, which requires advance notice so security teams can coordinate reconnaissance and protective deployment.
• The Hindustan Times reported that Congress confirmed the communication was signed by CRPF director general Gyanendra Pratap Singh, even as earlier reports attributed a letter to the VVIP security chief Sunil June.
• BJP leaders amplified the warnings to accuse Gandhi of ignoring mandatory procedures, while Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera called the timing a veiled attempt to intimidate him during his ‘vote chori’ campaign.
• No punitive action or changes to security detail have been announced, with the CRPF otherwise not commenting publicly as media also referenced prior scrutiny of Gandhi’s movements and routine advisory letters.