Two young men jumped from the gallery and something was hurled by them from which gas was emitting. They were caught by MPs, and were brought out by security personnel.
First, the MPs thought it was tear gas. But it was yellow smoke. They entered with visitors passes and were not frisked properly by the security persons. They came in with smoke cans.
The House was adjourned till 2 pm. This is certainly a security breach because today we observed the death anniversary of people who sacrificed their lives in 2001.”
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said that the canisters were emitting yellow smoke, and raised concerns that it could have been “poisonous”. “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 December 13, the day when Parliament was attacked in 2001.”
