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  • Lok Sabha security breach: The men reportedly jumped into the chamber from the visitors' gallery and hurled ‘gas-emitting’ canisters before some MPs and security personnel overpowered them

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Updated13 Dec 2023, 02:38 PM IST
A screengrab of the video where an intruder can be seen in Lok Sabha
A screengrab of the video where an intruder can be seen in Lok Sabha (ANI)

In a major security breach, two men barged into the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during discussions. The duo reportedly jumped into the House chamber from the visitors' gallery and opened canisters emitting yellow smoke, before some MPs and security personnel caught hold of them. The security breach comes on the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attacks.

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More visuals from the Lok Sabha show how one BJP MP Khagen Murmu was reading something when the commotion started, forcing the acting Speaker Rajendra Agarwal to adjourn the house. In the video, one of the intruders can be seen evading the confronting MPs and hopping from one desk to another.

An incident was reported from outside the Parliament also, where Delhi Police had detained two protesters in front of Transport Bhavan. The police spokesperson mentioned that the protestors were using coloured smoke. Delhi Police statement identified the protestors as Neelam (42) and Amol Shinde (25).

The Delhi Police conveyed that it is anticipated that the individuals in custody will undergo interrogation by various authorities.

The high-profile security breach came exactly 22 years after the 2001 Parliament attack during which Pakistan-sponsored terrorists engaged in a firefight with Parliament's security personnel. The attacks were launched to eliminate the top political leadership of India, and 9 people, including 8 security forces personnel were killed in the attacks.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla released a statement on the security breach and said two people were arrested from inside the house, while two were arrested outside. The authorities have seized all their belongings.

‘I snatched it away…’: Congress MP on confronting the intruders 

Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla who caught the two intruders with the help of Parliament security personnel narrated the incident and said one of the intruders had something in his hand emitting yellow-coloured smoke. "...He had something in his hand which was emitting yellow-coloured smoke. I snatched it away and continued throwing it outside...This is a major security breach..." Gurjeet Singh Aujla said. 

 

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