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Modi Calls for Investigation into Parliament Security Breach

Congress Accuses PM of Avoiding Debate, Insists on Statement from Home Minister

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for a detailed investigation into the major security breach of parliament, countering demands from opposition parties for a debate on the incident.
  • Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh accuses the prime minister of avoiding a debate on the incident and insists that the Opposition's impasse with the government will continue until Home Minister Amit Shah makes a statement in Parliament.
  • Fourteen lawmakers have been suspended for disrupting parliament proceedings by demanding a discussion and a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah on the incident.
  • Two individuals leapt from the visitors' gallery into the Lok Sabha chamber and caused commotion with their smoke canisters. They were later overpowered by the members of the parliament.
  • The incident occurred on the 22nd anniversary of an attack on the parliament complex in which more than a dozen people were killed, including five gunmen.
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