Lok Sabha Speaker forms committee to probe Parliament breach, says no link between security lapse and MPs’ suspension

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MPs on Saturday, informing that a high-level inquiry committee has been constituted to carry out an "in-depth investigation" of the Parliament breach incident. "The committee has started working. The report of this committee will soon be shared with the House," Birla said in his letter.

Besides this, a "High-Powered Committee" has also been constituted, "which will review various aspects of security in the Parliament Complex and formulate a concrete action plan to ensure that such incidents do not recur," said Om Birla. Om Birla's letter came days after two men jumped inside the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery with canisters of yellow smoke, while two others protested outside Parliament. The incident happened on December 13.

So far, six people have been arrested in connection with the incident and two are currently under detention. ALSO READ: 'Youth are desperate': Rahul Gandhi lashes out at Modi govt, says Parliament security breach happened because... In the letter, Birla took notice of several such incidents that have happened in the past.

"The nation has witnessed in the past incident such as visitors carrying pistols, shouting slogans, jumping from the visitor's gallery and throwing leaflets," he noted. The Lok Sabha Speaker clarified that there is "no association between the suspension of Hon'ble Members and the incident which took place on December 13, 2023." He noted that some members and political parties "are linking the decision of the House to suspend some Hon'ble Members from the service of the House to the" Parliament breach incident. ALSO READ: Joblessness takes centre stage amid Parliament security breach: What data says about India's unemployment As many as 13 members of the Lok Sabha and