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Govt. and Opposition lock horns after major

security breach inside Parliament building

The opposition has been up in arms over the security breach that took place in the Lok Sabha on

Wednesday, the day India marked 22 years since the day when Parliament was attacked in 2001

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi

n a shocking incident, two men jumped into the
Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour from the vis-
Iitors’ gallery and set off smoke cans that they
hid in their shoes. Two other persons set off smoke
bombs outside the building. The police sources on
Thursday said the four persons arrested in connec-
tion with the security breach in Parliament have taken
common responsibility for the incident, adding that
they were giving “rote answers” to the investigation
team of the Delhi Police Special Cell in the matter.
But on Thursday, Lalit Jha, who is allegedly
the key accused in the Parliament security breach
that took place on the 22nd anniversary of the 2001
Parliament attack, has been arrested by the Delhi
police following a massive manhunt.
According to the Delhi Police, “Lalit Jha came
to the police station on his own after which the
police arrested him and started an interrogation.”
The accused, Lalit Jha who had been absconding in
the matter was arrested from Delhi. He is alleged
to be the mastermind behind the entire conspiracy
in the Parliament Security breach case.
Meanwhile, Delhi’s Patiala House Court on
Thursday granted seven days custodial remand of
all four accused persons arrested in connection
with the Parliament security breach matter.
Additional Sessions Judge Dr Hardeep Kaur
on Thursday allowed all four accused Manoran-
jan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde and
Neelam Devi to Mumbai, Mysore, and Lucknow to
probe and find actual motives behind their act.
Police lawyers further submitted that the ac-
cused carried a pamphlet and declared Prime Min-
ister Modi as a missing person and said the person
who found him would be paid with money from the The accused of Parliament security breach being produced before Patiala House Court, in New Delhi on Thursday. Patiala
Swiss Bank. Accused persons showed PM like a House Court today granted 7-day custody of all four accused to Delhi Police Special Cell (ANI Photo/ Jitender Gupta)
proclaimed offender.
Meanwhile, amidst uproar in Parliament on
Thursday over the suspension of 13 MPs in the is my responsibility to ensure everybody’s security,” BJP MP Pratap Simha who allegedly provided Par-
wake of the security breach in the Lower House, the speaker said as members raised slogans against liament passes to individuals responsible for trig-
the Opposition has demanded a statement from the government. gering panic in the Lok Sabha with smoke canisters.
Home Minister Amit Shah whereas Union Parlia- Meanwhile, the Opposition called the suspen- “If you raise questions in the Lok Sabha and
mentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that sion of opposition MPs “a horrible, undemocratic Rajya Sabha, you won’t get answers. Instead, you’ll
the Speaker is the custodian of the House and the move” which is a “murder of democracy.” be suspended just like Mahua Moitra and Derek
government is merely complying with the orders of The opposition has been up in arms over the O’Brien. Trinamool Congress will not back off,
the Speaker. security breach that took place in the Lok Sabha we’re fighting for our country... Have any steps
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also asserted on Wednesday, the day India marked 22 years since been taken against BJP MP Pratap Simha for pro-
that as custodian of the Parliament complex, it was the day when Parliament was attacked in 2001. viding passes to these accused? Why isn’t he being
his responsibility to ensure security. “The entire They also demanded a statement from Home Min- suspended and questioned?... If someone has done
Parliament Secretariat comes under the jurisdic- ister Amit Shah on Wednesday’s security breach. a recce of the new Parliament premises and tried
tion of Parliament, particularly the Lok Sabha... West Bengal Minister and TMC leader Shashi to pull off a stunt like this in the name of a prank, it
This is our jurisdiction. As Lok Sabha Speaker, it Panja raised questions on the actions taken against should not be taken lightly,” Panja said.

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