Major security breach in Parliament; two people open smoke canisters in Lok Sabha

New Delhi: In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, two men entered Lok Sabha and opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke. 

The two intruders jumped from public gallery number four at around 1 pm when the Zero hour was in progress.They also shouted slogans like 'tanashahi nahi chalegi' (dictatorship will not be allowed).

Police are learnt to have identified the second person who jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber as Manoranjan.

The other person has been identified as Sagar Sharma from the visitor pass in his possession.

The two had jumped inside the House from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, triggering panic among the MPs.

Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora and other senior officers visited the Parliament House complex to take stock of the situation after the security breach on Wednesday.

Separately, a man and a woman, identified as Neelam, 42, of Haryana's Hisar, and Amol Shinde, 25, of Maharasthra's Latur area were detained on Wednesday while they were protesting outside the Parliament building carrying cans that emitted a yellowish and red smoke.

"He took out a small gun-type instrument from his shoes and which triggered smoke," said Rajendra Agrawal who was presiding officer conducting the house when the incident took place.

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury saying they were carrying tear gas canisters.

One person was seen leaping over the benches of the Lok Sabha while another was seen dangling from the public gallery spraying some tear gas, when Zero Hour was in progress, Chowdhury said.

Lok Sabha proceedings resumed at 2 PM.

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla told the members that the smoke was not harmful.

He assured that the incident is not related to the threat issued by Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun a few days ago.

Security has been beefed up in the area following the incident.

Terrorists of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed outfits attacked the Parliament complex on this day in 2001, killing nine people.