New Delhi: In a security breach, two persons entered the Lok Sabha and opened gas canisters. Following the incident, the house has been adjourned until 2 pm.
“Two people jumped from the public gallery and there was smoke. There was chaos all around. Both of them were overpowered by security officials,” said MP Danish Ali. He also said that one of two persons responsible for today’s chaos was the guest of Mysore MP.
“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 towards the Speaker’s chair. They were shouting some slogans. The smoke could have been poisonous. This is a serious breach of security especially on 13th December, the day when Parliament was attacked in 2001,” Karti Chidambaram told ANI.
Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav alleged a “complete security lapse”.
“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,” she said.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told ANI that the intruders were apprehended
“Two young men jumped from the gallery and something was hurled by them from which gas was emitting. They were caught by MPs, and they were brought out by security personnel. The House was adjourned till 2 pm. This is certainly a security breach because today we observed the death anniversary of people who sacrificed their lives in 2001 (Parliament attack),.” Chowdhury said.
It may be noted that today marks 22 years since the Parliament was attacked in 2001 by terrorists.
With inputs from ANI
