Key Takeaways
- The protest took place outside Parliament in New Delhi with yellow smoke canisters.
- Delhi Police detained two individuals, Neelam and Amol, for the act.
- A separate security breach occurred when two people entered the Lok Sabha chamber during Zero Hour.
- The incident highlights growing concerns over Parliament security in India.
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Wednesday detained two protestors from outside Parliament for allegedly using yellow smoke canisters. An official confirmed the arrests.
The duo, identified as Neelam (42) – a native of Red Square Market in Haryana’s Hisaar – and Amol (25), an inhabitant of Maharashtra’s Latur, were allegedly protesting in front of Transport Bhavan with the smoke canisters.
According to the police, both have been detained and taken to the police station.
Meanwhile, in a serious security breach inside Parliament, two persons jumped from the Lok Sabha visitors’ gallery into the chamber while proceedings were on during Zero Hour.
Some MPs came outside the house and said that the two persons had yellow smoke canisters in their hands. This is a serious security breach, they said.
However, a police officer said: “As of now we don’t have any information with respect to those detained inside Parliament.
