Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill 2023 passed in Rajya Sabha
On Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill 2023 passed in the Rajya Sabha, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says, "Justice should not be just done, it should be visible too. An Election Commission whose selection will be done by the Prime Minister and his Minister - they will have to answer if the government doesn't trust Chief Justice of India and Supreme Court judges. They (Centre) are replacing them with their cabinet minister. This clearly shows that the BJP doesn't trust its apex court. BJP can stoop to any level to win elections. This is alarming. We will sit and deliberate as to what to do about it."
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant says, “Nobody got injured over security breach in Lok Sabha
Security breach in Lok Sabha: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant says, "Nobody got injured. When they jumped down, the benches at the back were unoccupied so they were caught. Two ministers were in the House."
Parliament Intruder Identified as Sagar Sharma, Recommended by MP Pratap Simha; Four Arrested in Connection with Security Breach
The man who jumped inside the Parliament from Visitor’s Gallery and threw a smoke canister has been identified as Sagar Sharma. As per his Parliament Pass, he was recommended for Parliament entry by MP Pratap Simha from Mysore. Four people arrested till now.
Congress Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Questions Lok Sabha Security After Breach: ‘Attack Inside the House Raises Concerns About Security Lapses
Lok Sabha security breach: Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says "Today itself, we paid floral tribute to our brave hearts who sacrificed their lives during the Parliament attack and today itself there was an attack here inside the House. Does it prove that we failed to maintain a high level of security?...All the MPs fearlessly nabbed the two people but I want to know where were the security officials when all of this happened?"
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari Raises Alarm Over Chief Election Commissioner Appointment Bill, Accuses BJP of Undermining Judiciary Trust
On Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill 2023 passed in the Rajya Sabha, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says, "Justice should not be just done, it should be visible too. An Election Commission whose selection will be done by the Prime Minister and his Minister - they will have to answer if the government doesn't trust Chief Justice of India and Supreme Court judges. They (Centre) are replacing them with their cabinet minister. This clearly shows that the BJP doesn't trust its apex court. BJP can stoop to any level to win elections. This is alarming. We will sit and deliberate as to what to do about it."
“Nobody could guess what was their target,” TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Security breach in Lok Sabha: TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay says, "It was a terrible experience. Nobody could guess what was their target and why were they doing this. We all left the House immediately, but it was a security lapse. How could they enter with instruments releasing smoke?"
Two protestors detained protesting with colour smoke outside Parliament
Two protestors, a man and a woman have been detained by Police in front of Transport Bhawan who were protesting with colour smoke. The incident took place outside the Parliament: Delhi Police
“They started shouting slogans, and spraying some gas,” TMC leader Kakoli on Security breach
Security breach in Lok Sabha: Trinamool Congress leader Kakoli Dastidar said, "I don't know, unknown people jumped from the gallery. More than one person. They started shouting slogans, and spraying some gas".
“One of them was attempting to run towards the Speaker’s chair,” Congress MP Karti Chidambaram
Security breach in Lok Sabha: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram says "Suddenly two young men around 20 years old jumped into the House from the visitor's gallery and had canisters in their hand. 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. This is a serious breach of security especially on 13th December, the day when Parliament was attacked in 2001."
“This is complete security lapse..,” SP MP Dimple Yadav on Lok Sabha Security breach
Security breach at Lok Sabha: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav says, "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."
