Meanwhile, the pre-wedding festivities are going in Udaipur where Vvips, business tycoons
and Bollywood celebs are coming to grace it.
Eight of these were to transport the President, Prime Minister, Vice-President and other Vvips, while four others would be used for other duties.
For the MMRDA event,
the government has sent out invitation to over 3,000 Vvips and dignitaries, including members of the royal family and Shivaji historians.
Three gates of the compound lead to the palace-
the front gate(more specifically the East Gate) opens for the Vvips and otherwise during the Dasara;
When I arrived at the Assembly,
the gate meant for the Governor and other Vvips was closed, but I entered the Assembly through another gate which was open.
Apart from other essential teams, including snipers, spotters and bomb disposal experts,
the SPG is known to provide proximate security to Vvips and move with them like their shadow.
According to NSG sources, the reason for ‘avoidable delay’ by 10 long nagging hours in reaching the scene of mayhem was that the plane, an IL-76, that was to carry 51 SAG
personnel to Mumbai had to wait for hours for some Vvips who were to travel on the same flight.