The Lok Sabha witnessed a major security breach on Wednesday, amid the ongoing Winter Session of the Parliament.
Two men jumped down from the gallery and hurled gas-emitting objects on the day marking the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, that killed 9 people.
What happened during the breach
- Two members jumped from the public gallery and opened canisters emitting yellow-coloured smoke, which triggered panic among the MPs.
- They jumped from public gallery number four at around 1 pm when the Zero hour was in progress.
- The intruders shouted slogans like 'tanashahi nahi chalegi' (dictatorship will not be allowed).
- The intruders were overpowered by Lok Sabha MPs and the watch and ward staff.
- Sagar Sharma, one of the intruders, was issued his Lok Sabha pass by BJP MP Pratap Simha, who represents Mysuru.
- The second intruder has been identified as Manoranjan.
- Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora and other senior officers visited the Parliament House complex to take stock of the situation after the security breach
Scenes outside the Parliament
Security also detained a man and a woman who were protesting outside the Parliament premises using colour smoke canisters.
The two persons, detained for the protest outside the Parliament are identified as---Neelam (42) of Haryana's Hilsar, and Amol Shinde (25), of Maharashtra's Latur police officials said, adding that further probe is underway.
VIDEO | Police detain a man and a woman who were protesting outside #Parliament premises using colour smoke canisters. pic.twitter.com/V6nB7ljhXh
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 13, 2023
It has been learnt that Neelam is studying for her civil service exams and lives in a girl's PG there.
VIDEO | Parliament security breach: One of the two suspects arrested from outside the Parliament (other than the two men arrested for triggering the security breach in the Lok Sabha) has been identified as Neelam, who was studying for civil services entrance exams in Haryana's… pic.twitter.com/T3azhDtzYy
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 13, 2023
She is a resident of Haryana's Jind district. "She was in Hisar for her studies, and was highly qualified. She used to participate in farmer protests earlier", PTI reported a local from her village say.
VIDEO | Neelam, one of the four suspects arrested in connection with the security breach at the Parliament, is a resident of Haryana's Jind district.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 13, 2023
"She was in Hisar for her studies, and was highly qualified. She used to participate in farmer protests earlier," says a local… pic.twitter.com/67bjsc510a
What MPs said on the breach
"Two young men jumped from the gallery and something was hurled by them from which gas was emitting. They were caught by MPs, they were brought out by security personnel," Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.
#WATCH | Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury speaks on an incident of security breach and commotion in the House.
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2023
"Two young men jumped from the gallery and something was hurled by them from which gas was emitting. They were caught by MPs, they were brought… pic.twitter.com/nKJf7Q5bLM
Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav said, "All those who come here - be it visitors or reporters - they don't carry tags. So, I think the government should pay attention to this. I think this is complete security lapse. Anything could have happened inside the Lok Sabha..."
#WATCH | Security breach at Lok Sabha | Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav says, "All those who come here - be it visitors or reporters - they don't carry tags. So, I think the government should pay attention to this. I think this is complete security lapse. Anything could have… pic.twitter.com/u5Q8ORxT3w
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2023
"Saw two young men unleash foul smelling yellow coloured gas from canisters inside Parliament gallery", Gaurav Gogoi said.
Saw two young men unleash foul smelling yellow coloured gas from canisters inside Parliament gallery. MPs rushed to grab these men. One person was raising some slogans. This raises serious questions on another aspect of the new Parliament building- security.
— Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) December 13, 2023
Security has been beefed up outside the Parliament following the incident.
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