8 Lok Sabha security personnel suspended over lapses
As many as eight security personnel were suspended by the Lok Sabha secretariat over the massive security breach that took place at the Parliament on Wednesday.
Security measures were stepped up considerably as the Winter Session of Parliament resumed this morning.
Chaos ensued in both Houses as Opposition leaders demanded a discussion on the security breach. Both Houses have been adjourned.
After hours of interrogations, the four people arrested over the security breach in the Parliament have been charged under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Delhi Police informed.
This comes a day after two people jumped into the chamber from the public gallery in the afternoon and opened canisters that emitted a yellow gas.
Both were arrested. In a related incident, two more — a man and a woman — were nabbed by local police outside the Parliament, where they were protesting with yellow smoke.
A fifth suspect, allegedly involved in hatching the plan, has also been detained by the police.
On request of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs have ordered a probe into the breach case. Televised footage of the proceedings show members attempting to catch the intruders — identified as Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D — as they climbed from desk to desk.
Both Houses were adjourned moments later.
Meanwhile, outside the Parliament building, 42-year-old Neelam and 25-year-old Amol Shinde detained by local police near New Delhi’s Transport Bhavan, where they were protesting with yellow smoke.