BJP leader Sanjeev Balyan, former Union Minister of State who represented Muzaffarnagar twice in the Lok Sabha before his defeat in the 2024 elections, claimed Monday that his “Y-category” security detail was suddenly withdrawn by UP Police Sunday, posing a threat to his life. In a letter to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Balyan wrote: “You are aware that during the recent Lok Sabha polls I was attacked. If there is any such attack in future, it would be the responsibility of the state government. If the police are behaving in this manner with a former Union Minister, what will be the condition of ordinary workers of BJP?” He told The Indian Express: “I was on a party programme in Delhi on Sunday and around 4.30 pm, my security personnel got a call from Muzaffarnagar Police to return. They left me immediately. Now I have no UP Police security personnel with me. I had ‘Y’ security, but now I have only a Delhi Police PSO.” He said the security personnel posted at his residence, his police escort and four security personnel with him have all gone back. “They told me, ‘police line se humay wapas bulaya jaa raha hai, hum log jaa rahe hain’ (we have been asked to return to the police lines, we are leaving), and they left immediately.” Reached for comment, Muzaffarnagar SSP Abhishek Singh said Balyan “is being provided security as per rules. He is getting the security level he is entitled to.” In his letter to the Chief Minister, Balyan said a distillery unit had bought land of a dharmshala in Khanupur village in Muzaffarnagar. He said he joined villagers sitting on a protest against the land deal, and alleged that police were trying to help the unit get possession of the land. “Muzaffarnagar police officers are annoyed because I sat on a dharna in support of the villagers against the land deal. That is the main reason behind withdrawal of my security,” Balyan said.
