US security agents accused of being 'overbearing' and 'interfering'

New Delhi, Jan 22: With advance teams working against deadlines to complete all arrangements ahead of the arrival of President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Saturday morning, Indian police and other security and intelligence teams have complained internally of being bulllied by their American counterparts, with some of their demands crossing "all limits." Sources said that the Secret Service agents Thursday mounted extra pressure on the Indian security agencies to submit them a final report over security arrangements in the capital by evening. "We have shared our final security report with the Secret Service teams and the final discussion on the issue will be done tomorrow (Friday)," an official, on condition of anonymity, told IANS. He said we have left no space for any security breach but the satisfaction level of the Secret Service team is "beyond the limits". "We respect all the delegation but they are treating us like we are for the first time welcoming the US president," the official said, while sharing his feelings with IANS, even though they have been strictly told to stay away from the media. Well-informed sources said that around 25 Secret Service agents arrived in the capital Jan 13. They have attended several meeting with the Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials and Delhi Police personnel for the security arrangements for Obama's visit, but their "overbearing" attitude is said to be upsetting junior police officials.