Lok Sabha security breach highlights: High-level investigation underway

The two men were overpowered by MPs and detained. Today, December 13, also marks the 22nd anniversary of the attack on the Parliament House in New Delhi

6:52 PM

Mysuru Congress workers stage protest over security breach incident

5:01 PM

Members of INDIA alliance staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha, says JMM Rajya Sabha MP

"This is a cause of concern. The members of INDIA alliance staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha today because no clarification has been issued on this incident yet," said JMM Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji
 

 

 

4:59 PM

Intruders sponsored by a sitting MP of the ruling party, says Shashi Tharoor

4:52 PM

Comprehensive review regarding security in the House will be done, says Om Birla

4:35 PM

Have ordered high-level inquiry into security breach incident, says LS Speaker Om Birla

High-level inquiry into the incident has been ordered and security arrangements will be tightened according to suggestions from members, Speaker Om Birla said

4:28 PM

Parliament security breach: Lok Sabha adjourned, all-party meet convened

Lok Sabha has been adjourned, Speaker Om Birla convenes all-party meet on security breach

4:04 PM

This is an attack on Indian democracy, not an ordinary security breach: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha

4:00 PM

Govt should accept responsibility for security lapse: RJD MP Manoj Jha

3:55 PM

Neelam, Amol refuse association with any organisation: Delhi Police

The two people caught outside the Parliament building --Neelam and Amol-- were not carrying mobile phones. They were not carrying any bags or identity proofs. They claim that they reached Parliament on their own and refused association with any organisation.We are forming a special team for interrogation: Delhi Police

3:40 PM

Home Minister should explain security lapses, says Shashi Tharoot

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, "These people (arrested suspects) did something which may not have caused any major damage, but imagine it had been more serious. This is the anniversary of the assault on Parliament in 2001. Now we are seeing another breach of security on that anniversary. The Speaker has convened the floor leaders for a meeting at 4 pm, but I do believe that the matter is serious enough that Home Minister may want to explain to the nation about the security lapses and security arrangements."

 

3:37 PM

Intelligence Bureau questions four people for security breach, teams sent to their native places

The Intelligence Bureau questioned four people for security breach in the Parliament. Security teams have sent to their native places

 

3:35 PM

Will reveal anything only after a thorough investigation, says P K Tiwary, commandant of 8th battalion of NDRF

3:34 PM

BSP MP Malook Nagar recounts the incident of security breach in Lok Sabha

3:32 PM

CRPF DG Anish Dayal Singh arrives in Parliament

3:31 PM

New building does not seem to be configured well when it comes to security, says Shashi Tharoor

3:30 PM

Forensic team collects samples in the Parliament premises

3:21 PM

Let the Home Minister come and give more details, says Kharge

3:19 PM

Forces deployed outside Parliament following security breach

3:18 PM

Following a security breach inside Lok Sabha, forensics team arrives at Parliament

3:01 PM

Chairman has stopped issuance of passes, two people with each MLA allowed in Assembly, says Prithviraj Chavan

"If it was an organisation that raised slogans there (at the Parliament), they might try to do something similar here (at the Maharashtra Assembly). The Chairman has stopped issuance of passes for today and only two people with each MLA are allowed in the Assembly," said former Maharashtra CM and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Parliament security breach.

2:59 PM

Does this intrusion prove that we failed to maintain high level of security, asks Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

2:58 PM

Delhi Police Special Cell DCP Rajiv Ranjan arrives at Parliament Street PS

2:57 PM

This is a serious matter, says Mallikarjun Kharge

2:56 PM

Delhi police commissioner Sanjay Arora reaches Parliament

2:55 PM

Mallikarjun Kharge urges Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to comment on the intrusion incident in Lok Sabha

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar should comment on the intrusion incident in the Lok Sabha.

Dhankhar had said that he will apprise the House before the day ends and asked Kharge to give the process some time. “People are dying, how are you asking for time,” Kharge said.

 

2:52 PM

Intruders raised certain slogans but could not be heard clearly, says officiating chair Rajendra Agarwal

Officiating chair Rajendra Agarwal said that the intruders raised certain slogans but could not be heard clearly. “I initially thought that one of them has tipped over and fell by mistake, but one of them was hanging from the railing and fell. They fell into the middle passage and not on any MP,” he said. 

2:52 PM

'Attack on democracy': Raghav Chadha on Parliament security breach

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) over the security breach at the Parliament, AAP leader Raghav Chadha said that today’s attack has reopened wounds of the 2001 Parliament attack.

 

“India still remembers the attack on our Parliament in 2001. Today’s security breach is an agonizing echo of that dark day, reopening wounds on its anniversary,” added Chadha.
 

2:48 PM

'Which MP cleared their passes?' asks TMC MP Saket Gokhale

2:45 PM

Remembering the 2001 attack on Parliament

The Delhi Police 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 (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfits attacked the Parliament complex, killing nine people.

Click here to know what happened on December 13, 2001

2:37 PM

Some material has been seized from the two men, says Om Birla