Opposition leaders on Thursday criticised the BJP-led Union government for the major security breach in Lok Sabha, and also demanded a clarification from Home Minister Amit Shah over the issue.
Before the Parliament winter session started today, opposition parties held a meeting and decided to raise the issue of security breach strongly in both houses of Parliament.
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On Wednesday, December 13, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D leaped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery, releasing yellow gas from canisters and shouting slogans before being subdued by MPs. The two were taken in police custody, and moments later, a man and a woman, identified as Amol Shinde and Neelam, were detained for protesting outside the Parliament building, carrying cans that emitted yellowish smoke.
Sources said apart from the four who were detained, two more people were involved in hatching the plan. Five of the accused, including the two who entered the Lok Sabha, had stayed in Gurugram at Lalit Jha’s residence. While five have been identified and caught, the sixth remains at large.
On Thursday, the Lok Sabha Secretariat suspended eight security personnel over the massive security lapse in Parliament.