1. CISF takes charge of “comprehensive security” for the new Parliament building complex after the December 13 breach.
2. The Union home ministry orders a survey for the deployment of CISF security and fire wing.
3. Security enhancement follows the recent breach, addressing loopholes in Parliament’s safety measures.
New Delhi, Dec 21: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is set to assume “comprehensive security” responsibilities for the new Parliament building complex following the recent security breach on December 13.
The Union home ministry has directed a survey of the Parliament building complex to facilitate a “regular deployment of the CISF security and fire wing on a comprehensive pattern,” reported.
CISF, a central armed police force, currently oversees the security of various central government ministry buildings, nuclear and aerospace installations, civil airports, and the Delhi Metro.
A team of experts from the CISF’s government building security unit, responsible for guarding central government ministries, will collaborate with fire combat and response officers, along with officials from the current Parliament security team, to conduct the survey starting later this week.
The security lapse occurred when two individuals, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, breached the Lok Sabha during a session. They released yellow smoke inside the Lok Sabha using canisters concealed in their shoes.
While MPs quickly apprehended them, questions were raised about security loopholes that allowed unauthorized entry from the visitors’ gallery.
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Both the old and new Parliament complexes, along with associated buildings, will now come under the comprehensive security cover of the CISF. This arrangement will also incorporate elements of the Parliament Security Service (PSS), the Delhi Police, and the Parliament Duty Group (PDG) of the CRPF, according to the report.
The incident, which occurred on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, exposed vulnerabilities in the security of the Parliament complex. The intruders possessed entry passes signed by BJP MP Prarap Simha, whose office stated that they receive numerous requests for such passes. Manoranjan D, one of the accused, obtained the entry pass from the BJP MP’s office.
Earlier this year, the accused conducted a reconnaissance of the old Parliament building and discovered that shoes were not checked before entry—a security gap that the intruders exploited, as shoes were similarly unchecked in the new building.
