The Delhi Police on Wednesday detained four people after the Lok Sabha witnessed a chaos on Wednesday afternoon.Two unidentified persons were detained after they jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber, while the Winter Session of the Parliament was underway. The Delhi Police also detained two other persons – a man and a woman from outside the Parliament, for protesting with coloured smoke.
The incident comes on a day when the nation marked the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, when terrorists of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed outfits attacked the Parliament complex, killing nine people.
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed a major security breach after two unidentified persons jumped into the House chamber from the visitors’ gallery. The entire incident was caught on camera.
Soon after the incident unfolded, the Members of Parliament (MPs) rushed out of the House. One of the MPs said the persons started shouting slogans and sprayed some gas. Later, the Delhi Police detained both the accused from inside and identified them as Sagar Sharma (son of Shankarlal Sharma) and a 35-year-old Manoranjan D, a resident of Mysuru and an engineer by profession.Moments later, a man and a woman, identified as Amol Shinde (25) and Neelam (42), were detained for protesting outside the Parliament building, carrying cans that emitted a yellowish smoke, the police said.
Speaking to the media outside Parliament, the MPs described the scenes of chaos and panic inside Lok Sabha.”Suddenly, two young men around 20 years old jumped into the House from the visitor’s gallery and had canisters in their hands. 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,” Congress MP Karti Chidambaram told the media. Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav, who was also inside the House at the time of the incident, said, “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 a complete security lapse. Anything could have happened inside the Lok Sabha.”
