Security Breach In Lok Sabha On Parliament Attack Anniversary As Visitors Jump Into House Chamber
In a major security breach, two persons jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and allegedly hurled an object that emitted gas on Wednesday. One person was seen leaping over the benches of the Lok Sabha while another was seen dangling from the public gallery spraying some tear gas when Zero Hour was in progress, Chowdhury said.
In a major security breach, two persons jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and allegedly hurled an object that emitted gas on Wednesday.
One person was seen leaping over the benches of the Lok Sabha while another was seen dangling from the public gallery spraying some tear gas when Zero Hour was in progress, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.
The two persons were overpowered by the Lok Sabha members and the watch and ward staff.
#WATCH | An unidentified man jumps from the visitor's gallery of Lok Sabha after which there was a slight commotion and the House was adjourned. pic.twitter.com/Fas1LQyaO4
¡ª ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2023
#WATCH | Security breach in Lok Sabha | Congress MP Karti Chidambaram says "Suddenly two young men around 20 years old jumped into the House from the visitor's gallery and had canisters in their hand. These canisters were emitting yellow smoke. One of them was attempting to run¡ pic.twitter.com/RhZlecrzxo
¡ª ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2023
BJP member Rajendra Agrawal, who was in the chair, adjourned the proceedings till 2 pm.
"This is certainly a security breach because today we observed the death anniversary of people who sacrificed their lives in the 2001 (Parliament attack)," Chowdhury said.
Lok Sabha chamber of Parliament was attacked right now by 2 individuals who jumped from the visitors¡¯ gallery into the House.
¡ª Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) December 13, 2023
Which MP approved their passes? Is he from the BJP?
This is shocking especially on the day of the Parliament attack anniversary.
BJP constantly has¡ pic.twitter.com/oPTaMfz1kx
In a post on X, Congress leader 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."
The incident came hours after the MPs paid tributes to those who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who attacked Parliament on December 13, 2001.
As soon as the House met for the day, Speaker Om Birla paid tributes and said it stands with the families of the people who sacrificed their lives while fighting the terrorists.
The fight against terrorism will continue, he added.
As a mark of respect for the deceased, the members also stood in silence for a brief while.
On December 13, 2001, terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) attacked Parliament complex and opened fire.
Their attempt to storm Parliament House was foiled by personnel from the Parliament Security Service, CRPF and Delhi Police.
Nine people, including eight security personnel, had died in the attack.
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