New Delhi [India], The Central Government has provided 'Y+ Escort' category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security cover to former Indian Ambassador to the US and recently joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Taranji Singh Sandhu. , Sources gave this information on Wednesday. , Sandhu has been provided security cover for the whole of India following an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) earlier this week. The Home Ministry took the decision to increase the security cover to Sandhu based on the recent threat analysis report received from the Intelligence Bureau. Sandhu joined the BJP last month, joining an exclusive club of former diplomats who entered politics under the Narendra Modi government. Like him, Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and S Jaishankar are also former diplomats.Sandhu is a 1988 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and the grandson of former Congress leader and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC founding member) Teja Singh Samudri. After retiring on February 1, Sandhu started interacting with people from all walks of life. His grandfather's birth anniversary is being celebrated in Amritsar from 2nd February, after which speculations about his entry into politics intensified. He becomes the first person of his lineage since his grandfather to be jailed by the British for his involvement in the Gurdwara Reform Movement and the Civil Disobedience Movement. Born on January 23, 1963, Sandhu is a veteran diplomat who initially served in the United States three times. He held a junior diplomatic post during the Pokhran trials in the 1990s. Sandhu has held the rank of deputy chief of mission and ambassador. Is recognized for his important role in rejuvenating diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Washington, DC, which had deteriorated after the Pokhran nuclear test.During his tenure as First Secretary (Political) in the Indian Embassy, ​​he played a key role when the US Congress adopted a resolution condemning Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil conflict.