New Delhi: Amid speculation at prices and other details of Mercedes Maybach added the security details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said government sources on Wednesday that a new car was not an upgrade but a routine replacement because BMW stopped making the model used for earlier .
“Cars are much cheaper than media speculation, even about one third of the price quoted in the media,” the official source said.
The price quoted for Maybach cars in the media section is more than Rs 12 Crore.
Official sources say SPG security details have six-year norms to replace vehicles used for protectee, and previous cars are used for eight years under Modi, which leads to the audit and comments that it is a compromise of people’s lives.
“Decisions related to the purchase of security details are based on the perception of threats to protectee.
This decision is taken independently by SPG without taking a protectee view.” The extensive discussion about the protectee car security features is not in national interest.
As included in the public domain many unnecessary details.
It only threatens the lives of people who are protected, “added the source then the prime minister.
The car produced by BMW is among those used by the Prime Minister for years.