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The Calcutta High Court reserved its order on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's plea against the downgrade of his security cover from Z+ to X category. Justice Krishna Rao questioned the West Bengal government for not holding a fresh threat review after receiving Banerjee's complaints. Banerjee's counsel alleged that the Security Review Committee did not meet or take a formal decision before the cover was reduced on May 12. Banerjee's petition alleges that several attacks took place after his protection was reduced and that the state failed to act despite repeated representations. The case now turns on whether the downgrade followed due process and whether the state should have carried out an immediate reassessment of his threat perception.
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