Canadian PM Trudeau refused to stay in presidential suite offered by India during G20

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to stay in the specially prepared presidential suite in New Delhi’s The Lalit Hotel during the G20 Summit in India, thus raising concerns among Indian intelligence officials.

According to sources, a separate presidential suite was booked for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in The Lalit hotel in New Delhi but he did not use the presidential suite for a single day. Instead, the Canadian Prime Minister stayed in a normal room at the hotel during his stay in India.

The Indian government had booked VVIP hotels for all the heads of state and delegates in Delhi. Delhi Police and all the security agencies were in charge of the complete security for all the presidential suites.

Despite this, the Canadian PM did not stay in the presidential suite and stayed in a normal room of the hotel. Over 30 hotels hosted the delegates and heads of states in Delhi-NCR during the course of this summit.

US President Joe Biden stayed at ITC Maurya Sheraton and the Taj Palace hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping. In total, 23 hotels in Delhi and nine in the NCR hosted the G20 delegates, sources said.

SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS
Central paramilitary forces, NSG commandos and Delhi Police teams were involved to ensure the security of foreign guests. Commandos of all the security agencies were given different responsibilities.

The Ministry of Home Affairs held several meetings to discuss security arrangements. Fifty teams of CRPF guards were deployed for the security of G20 delegates.

The CRPF organised a team of 1,000 personnel at the VIP Security Training Centre in Greater Noida that ensured the security of the foreign guests at the G20 summit.