Under scrutiny from the opposition over allegations of providing Parliament passes to individuals responsible for triggering panic in the Lok Sabha with gas canisters, BJP MP Pratap Simha reportedly met with Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday and briefed him about the accused persons, sources sai
Congress workers demonstrated in front of BJP MP Pratap Simha's office in Karnataka's Mysuru, following the incident of a security breach in the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday.
In a major security breach during the Zero Hour in Parliament on Wednesday, two men, both carrying canisters that emitted yellow smoke, jumped from the visitors' gallery into the Lok Sabha chamber before they were overpowered by the MPs.
Demanding an 'urgent investigation' into the major security breach in Parliament, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday labelled the incident as an "affront to our democratic values".
Congress MP Manickam Tagore raised concerns about the alleged involvement of BJP MP Pratap Simha in providing Parliament passes to the individuals responsible for triggering panic in the Lok Sabha by intruding with gas canisters. Tagore questioned whether any action would be taken against
After a security breach at the new Parliament building sent shockwaves throughout the nation, Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi revealed that she had previously flagged concern over a huge crowd pouring into the visitors' gallery of the Rajya Sabha Parliament.
Raising concerns over the major security lapse in Parliament on the anniversary of the 2001 terror attack on the country's highest legislature, Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday demanded that the incident be probed and a report tabled at the earliest.
Expressing shock at the security breach in Parliament when two intruders entered the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitor gallery, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday demanded a fair investigation and disclosure of the details of the incident to the public.
Following a major security breach in Parliament, where two individuals jumped in the Lok Sabha from the visitors' gallery, causing a commotion, the father of one of the intruders, Manoranjan, acknowledged that his son was "wrong" and stated that he should be "hanged" if he had committed a
After the security of Parliament was breached, the Secretary General of Lok Sabha has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs over a review of security and decision has been taken that no passes will be issued for the visitors' gallery till further orders, Sources said.
Alleging that the two men with gas canisters who caused a security breach inside Lok Sabha were issued Parliament passes by BJP MP Pratap Simha, Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said that the lawmaker of the ruling party must be expelled as he compromised national security.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Wednesday said that Home Minister Amit Shah should give a statement on the security lapse in Parliament, and alleged that BJP government has not been able to keep the Parliament building safe