<span style="color: #222222;">The Special Protection Group (SPG) protection given to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has been withdrawn following a review by multiple security agencies. <br />''<br />''The officials said, Dr Singh will continue to get Z plus security. The former Prime Minister's Z plus security cover, one of the highest, will be given by one of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), preferably the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).<br />''<br />''The government's decision had been conveyed to Dr Singh, who was Prime Minister from 2004 and 2014. A Home Ministry official said, the current security cover review is a periodical and professional exercise based on threat perception that is purely based on professional assessment by security agencies. </span><br />