Pakistan-based terror groups plan "to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Ramlila ground on December 22" where he is scheduled to address a mega rally organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party onthe issue of the Centre's move to regularise un authorised colonies in Delhi,the Intelligence agencies have informed the Special Protection Group and the Delhi Police. The central agencies have directed the security establishments to fully implement "instruction contained in the Blue Book for the protection of the Prime Minister while making the security arrangements.

 The agencies said they have fresh inputs that "terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed operatives have been mobilised in India to hit the Prime Minister at Ramlila ground, where a huge gathering and presence of media persons in huge numbers are expected"

Both the Special Protection Group and Delhi Police are responsible for the security at the Ramlila ground. Modi along with various NDA Chief Ministers and cabinet ministers will be present at the rally.

The agencies have also stated: "The guidelinescontained in Chapter 10 of the Blue Book titled 'Security Arrangements in aDemocratic Polity' may be followed so as to avoid harsh and impracticalmeasures."

The agencies have also flagged: "The recent enactmentof the Citizenship Amendment Act (December 12), the Ram Janmabhoomi verdict(November 9) and abrogation of Article 370 (August 5), besides pre-emptive airstrikes on non military targets inside Pakistan by Indian Air Force have addedfresh dimensions to the threat scenario."The agencies said in "thegiven situation reprisal action by Pakistan based terrorists groups cannot beruled out".

The agencies stated that Pakistan's Inter-ServiceIntelligence (ISI) continues to provide infrastructural and otherfinancial/logistical assistance to terror groups.

"In October 2019, letter received by NationalInvestigation Agency (NIA) purportedly published by Lashkar-e-Taiba, threatenedto target Indian dignitaries, including the Prime Minister, to avenge thealleged excesses by the Indian Armed Forces in Jammu and Kashmir," theagencies have flagged.

Similarly, in another threatening letter in September 2019purportedly written by Shamshe Wani of the Jaish e Mohammad (JeM), it has beenclaimed that abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir would be"avenged by targeting Prime Minister, Home Minister and the NationalSecurity Advisor".

An input in July 2019, indicated that Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind(AguH) -- an al-Qaeda affiliate group in the Jammu and Kashmir warned India offuture attacks through a threatening poster featuring the Prime Minister.

According to an input in May 28, 2019, a group of Pakistanbased Lashkar e Taiba and JeM terrorists having Pakistan and Afghani passportsaided and abetted by a Delhi-based individual planned to execute terroristattacks in India and around Eid-ul-fitr festival."According to another May2019 input, the Indian Mujahideen (IM pro Riyaz Bhatkal) has been instructed byDawah Academy in Pakistan to target Old Delhi, Ghaziabad and Lucknow in a bidto instigate communal violence," the agencies mentioned.

They also stated that an online article title "LoneWolf - to carry Global Jihad" suspected to have been published in March2019 by an operative Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), urged Bangladeshis to carryout lone wolf attacks inter alia against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)and other right wing Hindu leaders.

In a message in February 2019 to his followers, JeM's MasoodAzhar issued threats to take revenge on the Indian Prime minister for allegedkilling Kashmiri Muslims.

The agencies also flagged that "past inputs alsoindicated threat to the Prime Minister and the Delhi region from theseoutfits".The agencies told security establishments that looking into sucha security scenario and vulnerability, there is immediate call for acomprehensive security planning.

"It would be essential to put in place stringent accesscontrol measures, appropriate security law and order arrangements and crowdcontrol mechanism at the venue and route of the Prime Minister," theagencies said.