The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has provided Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security to Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh, sources said on Sunday, a day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers protested outside the cricketer-turned-politician’s residence in Punjab’s Jalandhar over his recent entry into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The former cricketer, who is one of the seven lawmakers who switched to the BJP from AAP alongside Raghav Chadha, will now be protected by CRPF commandos in Delhi and Punjab, sources told India Today.
The news of the central security detail for Harbhajan being approved surfaced shortly after it was claimed in a news report that the Punjab Police had withdrawn his security cover.
The police security cover for the parliamentarian, comprising 9–10 officers, was withdrawn on Saturday, news agency PTI reported, citing sources. Meanwhile, security personnel of the CRPF were seen deployed outside his residence in Jalandhar on Sunday.
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(With inputs from PTI)
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Apr 26, 2026 13:17 IST
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