Parliament Security Breach: Here’s what happened as 2 people entered Lok Sabha, opened smoke canisters

Here’s what we know so far about the incident:

📌 Parliament kicked off today with leaders across party lines, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, and Sonia Gandhi among others, paying tributes to the martyrs of the 2001 attack.

📌 The Zero Hour of the Lok Sabha kicks off.

📌 Two persons jump into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery with smoke canisters.

📌 Footage shows one person jumping from desk to desk, heading towards the Well of the House.

📌 The two persons were overpowered by the Lok Sabha members and the ward staff.

📌 Both the people were heard chanting slogans such as ‘tana shahi nahi chalegi’ (dictatorship won’t be accepted)

📌 The duo was detained. Two more people were held from outside the Parliament building carrying cans that emitted a yellowish smoke

📌 The four accused were identified:  Sagar Sharma and D Manoranjan were the two inside Lok Sabha. Neelam, 42, of Haryana’s Hisar, and Amol Shinde, 25, of Maharasthra’s Latur area were caught protesting outside Parliament.

📌 The entry of visitors inside the Parliament House complex was suspended

📌 Lok Sabha Speaker ordered probe into the security breach

📌 Opposition in Rajya Sabha demanded statement from Amit Shah regarding the breach and also adjournment of the proceedings in the Upper House