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This Article is From Dec 14, 2023

Parliament Security Breach Highlights: Lok Sabha Secretary General Writes To Home Ministry, Seeks High-Level Probe

Security breach in Lok Sabha Live: The Winter Session, 2023 of Parliament commenced on December 4 and will continue till December 22 and will be having 15 sittings spread over 19 days.

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Updated : December 14, 2023 12:15 am IST

Winter Session Highlights: The winter session will continue until December 22.

In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, four people have been detained for carrying smoke canisters emitting unidentified yellow smoke. In two separate incidents, two men, both carrying smoke canisters jumped from the visitors' gallery and ran into the Lok Sabha chamber. In the other incident, a man and a woman were detained outside Parliament, also with coloured smoke canisters that exploded and spewed red and yellow smoke.

Delhi Police sources have told NDTV the two incidents are likely related and Delhi Police's Special Cell will investigate both the incidents.

Security has been increased in the area following the incident.

Lok Sabha resumed at 2 pm, with Speaker Om Birla making a brief statement. "We are investigating the matter and have asked Delhi Police to join the inquiry," he told understandably agitated MPs.

Here are the highlights on Winter Session of Parliament:

Dec 13, 2023 22:43 (IST)
Centre Orders Paramilitary Chief To Probe Parliament Security Breach
The Union Home Ministry has ordered an inquiry into today's parliament security breach. A committee has been set up under Anish Dayal Singh, the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Forces, with members from other security agencies and experts.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the ministry said the committee will investigate into the reasons for breach in security of Parliament, identify lapses and recommend further action.

"It will submit its report with recommendations, including suggestions on improving security in Parliament, at the earliest,"it added. Read more.
Dec 13, 2023 21:57 (IST)
Security Breach In Lok Sabha Update:
Lok Sabha Secretary General writes to the Home Ministry to conduct a high level inquiry into the entire incident. 
Dec 13, 2023 21:29 (IST)
Parliament Security Breach Accused Amol Shinde Told Parents He's In Delhi For Army Recruitment, Say Cops
Amol Shinde, arrested for protesting outside the Parliament building on Wednesday, had left his village in Maharashtra's Latur district saying he was going to Delhi to take part in an army recruitment drive, a local police official said.
Dec 13, 2023 20:26 (IST)
Opposition Says Security Breach A Terror Case, Wants BJP MP Probed
Prathap Simha, the BJP MP who signed the pass request for two men who breached parliament security today should be investigated, the INDIA bloc parties have demanded, declaring the security breach as a terrorist act.

Demanding a statement on the issue from the Union Home Minister, the Opposition had walked out of the Rajya Sabha. At a meeting later, members cutting across party lines have asked for BJP MP Pratap Simha to be questioned. Read more.
Dec 13, 2023 20:19 (IST)
Lok Sabha Security Breach: 4-Tier Security, Background Check: What 2 Men Evaded To Enter Parliament
The massive security breach at parliament today has raised questions about the security process at the new parliament, where security was stronger than before. Still, two men had managed to enter the visitors' gallery with smoke cannisters.
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Dec 13, 2023 20:15 (IST)
Parliament To Get Body Scanners, Security Rules Changed After Breach
The Parliament complex has been closed to visitors following a major breach Wednesday afternoon, in which two men admitted to the visitors' gallery popped yellow smoke canisters and one made a run at the Speaker's Chair. Two others - a man and a woman - opened smoke cans outside the complex.

After the scare, security protocols were revamped, including allotting separate entrances to MPs, staff members, and the press. Visitors, when allowed back, will enter from a fourth gate. Issue of visitor passes has been suspended.

In addition, the visitors' gallery will now be encased in glass to stop people from jumping into the Lok Sabha chamber. Body scan machines, similar to those in airports, will be installed in Parliament.

Finally, the number of security personnel inside the House has been increased. Read more.
Dec 13, 2023 17:54 (IST)
After Parliament Breach, MPs Overpower Intruder, Rain Blows On Him
Getting over their shock at the Lok Sabha being breached by two smoke-canister-wielding men, not only did the MPs gather the courage to overpower the intruders but also thrashed one of them before handing him over to the security personnel.

A video shot inside the Lok Sabha chamber shows a group of MPs catching hold of Sharma and at least four of them can then be seen raining blows on him. One of the MPs also holds Sharma by the hair and pulls him while the others continue to hit him. The video shows yellow smoke swirling around the MPs as they attack the intruder. Read more.
Dec 13, 2023 17:42 (IST)
Security Breach In Lok Sabha Update: 6 People Were Involved In Parliament Security Breach
Six people were involved in the planning and execution of a major breach in Parliament on Wednesday, police sources told NDTV this evening, prompting a flood of questions on security systems in place in the new building.

The sixth person has not been named; s/he and Lalit Jha are on the run, sources told NDTV.

According to the police, all six met online and hatched this plan together. There is, at this time, no evidence to suggest they were radicalised by any terror group, sources told NDTV.
Dec 13, 2023 17:40 (IST)
The Intruders "Could Have Brought Anything With Them": DMK MP Kanimozhi
Dec 13, 2023 17:12 (IST)
"Let Him Be Hanged If...": Father Of One Of The Intruders
Devraj, father of Manoranjan who caused a security breach inside the Lok Sabha today, says, "If my son has done anything good, of course, I support him but If he has done something wrong I strongly condemn it. Let him be hanged if he has done something wrong for the society."

Dec 13, 2023 16:53 (IST)
"Neelam Is On TV...": When Family Of 'Smoke Canister' Woman Saw Her Outside Parliament
One of the four protesters who breached parliament security today is a student from Haryana's Jind district, who has been living in Hisar for higher studies. Her family told reporters she is not linked to any political organisation.

The Hisar student, Neelam, was one of the two who threw the smoke canister outside the parliament building.

Neelam's brother, Ramniwas, told reporters he came to know about the incident from one of their relatives, who dialled him to see the TV.

"She studies in Hisar and is not linked with any political party. We don't know why she did that. We will know only after meeting her. We came to know about the incident from one of our brothers, who called us. She came home only two days ago," Ramniwas told reporters.

Dec 13, 2023 16:49 (IST)
Security Breach In Lok Sabha Update: Visitors' Entry Suspended Inside Parliament House Complex
The entry of visitors inside the Parliament House complex has been suspended after two persons jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery on Wednesday afternoon, said news agency PTI.
Dec 13, 2023 16:01 (IST)
Bystanders Pick Up Smoke Canister, A Crime Scene Evidence, Outside Parliament
Four people have been detained for breach of parliament security after two of them released colour smoke inside the Lok Sabha, and the remaining two popped open a colour aerosol canister on a road outside the parliament building.

It is not know whether the canister used inside the Lok Sabha has been picked up and safely stored for analysis; however, a yellow canister that was used by the two protesters outside had been passed around by bystanders, including some reporters, raising serious questions over securing evidence.

It is a standard practice for law enforcement agencies to secure evidence immediately before it gets contaminated. The yellow canister, which was being passed around, should have been bagged and sent to the forensics team, sources have said. Read more.

Dec 13, 2023 15:58 (IST)
"I Grabbed Gas Canister": Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla On Man Who Jumped Into Lok Sabha
Two people breached security and jumped into the Lok Sabha from the visitor's gallery with canisters in their hands.
Dec 13, 2023 15:55 (IST)
Who Is Pratap Simha, BJP MP Who Issued Passes To Men Who Breached Parliament
After the major security breach in the Lok Sabha, in which two men carrying smoke canisters jumped into the chamber of the House from the visitors' gallery, BSP MP Danish Ali told NDTV that at least one of the passes recovered after the attack had been issued by BJP MP Pratap Simha's office. 

Sources have also confirmed to NDTV that both men who jumped into the chamber were given visitors' passes by Mr Simha. 

Expressing shock at the breach, several Members of Parliament said visitors have to clear five levels of security before entering the complex and that signatures from the office of an MP are needed for a pass to the visitors' gallery. The breach took place 22 years after the attack on Parliament in 2001. Read more.

Dec 13, 2023 15:53 (IST)
4 Involved In Twin Security Breach At Parliament Identified
The two men who triggered a massive security breach in the Lok Sabha have been identified as Sagar Sharma, the son of Shankarlal Sharma, and 35-year-old D Manoranjan, the son of D Devaraj, police sources told NDTV Wednesday afternoon. The two detained outside Parliament have been identified as Neelam, a 42-year-old woman, and Amol Shinde. 25. Police sources have released limited information about the intruders, but have said Manoranjan is from Mysuru and a graduate in Computer Sciences from a city college. Neelam - one of those from outside Parliament - is from Haryana's Hisar. Read more. 

Dec 13, 2023 15:44 (IST)
Huge Security Breach In Parliament: Man Jumps Into Lok Sabha From Gallery
There was a major security breach in Parliament on Wednesday after two men, both carrying smoke canisters emitting an as yet unidentified yellow smoke, jumped from the visitors' gallery and ran into the Lok Sabha chamber.
Dec 13, 2023 15:08 (IST)
Security breach in Lok Sabha: Smoke Cans, Security Breach On 22nd Anniversary Of Parliament Attack
There was a huge security breach inside the Lok Sabha on Wednesday afternoon. The breach was on the 22nd anniversary of the Parliament terror attack, in which nine people, including eight security staff, were killed and India was left shocked by a strike on the symbol of democracy. Read more

Dec 13, 2023 15:02 (IST)
Security breach in Lok Sabha Update
In Rajya Sabha:  Leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge urges to Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to adjourn the proceedings and call Home Minister Amit Shah to comment on the security breach
Dec 13, 2023 15:00 (IST)
Security breach in Lok Sabha: Parliament security breach on 2001 attack anniversary affront to our democratic values, says Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the security breach inside Parliament on the anniversary of the 2001 attack was an "affront to our democratic values".





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