The Special Protection Group which guards Prime Minister Narendra Modi also protects former Prime Ministers Dr Manmohan Singh and Atal Bihar Vajpayee, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Cong VP Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.

Sources say that at a security review meeting held at North Block recently it was decided to pare down the level of deployment of SPG guards at Vajpayee's bungalow from 85 to 65 as the former PM is indisposed and does not leave his house.  The security detail of Dr Manmohan Singh is also being reduced from 125 to 95.

As for Congress VP Rahul Gandhi, the SPG has refused to reduce the strength of the security contingent and in fact, is likely to increase it.
The security detail for Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadera will also be reduced.

The SPG has a total strength of 5600 and more than 60 per cent of this is deployed to protect the Prime Minister.