New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati could get some additional Black Cat commandos to protect her in the wake of heightened militant threat perception, but unlikely to be covered by the elite Special Protection Group.

SPG is provided only to Prime Minister, former Prime Minister and their immediate family members through an Act passed by Parliament, a senior Home Ministry official pointed out.

Explaining the difficulty in accepting the demand made by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary in view of "tremendous threat" to her from terror groups, the official said threat to leaders was reviewed from time to time and as per the need, the security was increased.

In a letter to Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta UP's Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh said Mayawati faced "tremendous threat" from terror outfits and sought immediate provision of SPG cover to guard her "round-the-clock".

The Uttar Pradesh Police recently killed two Lashker-e-Taiba militants in Barabanki area and later claimed they were in the state to assassinate UP Chief Minister. But, Home Ministry sources said there was no document to suggest that the two militants had come to kill Mayawati.

The Union Home Ministry might increase the number of commandos of National Security Guard for Mayawati besides allowing her to travel in her bullet proof car upto the aircraft at airports throughout the country, the official said.

At a press meet here, Mayawati alleged certain Congress leaders were out to eliminate her and were "patronising" expelled SP MP Atiq Ahmed whom she dubbed as "mafia".

Source : PTI