Congress Cites LK Advani, Seeks Amit Shah Statement On Parliament Security Breach

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the recent incident has also "brought to the fore issues relating to the security of the institutions which are the core of our democratic practices and ethos".

Following the attack on parliament house on December 13, 2001, the then home minister LK Advani made a statement on the floor of the House, underscored Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, pressing Home Minister Amit Shah to make a statement in the House on the breach in parliament security this week.

On December 13 afternoon, two men jumped inside the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery with canisters of yellow smoke. They were pinned down by MPs who were in the House during the Zero Hour.

"Since the seriousness of the matter lies in this fact, which relates to our own security, members of the Opposition are duty bound to demand an explanation from the government and expect corrective measures to be taken urgently," Mr Chowdhury wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.