NATIONAL: In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, two persons on Wednesday jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour and released yellow gas from canisters and shouted slogans before being overpowered by MPs.

Around the same time, two persons, including a woman, also sprayed colored gas from canisters while shouting slogans ‘tanashahi nahi chalegi’ outside the Parliament premises. The security forces have detained all four.

Two persons involved in the Lok Sabha incident, have been identified as Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan. Sharma had come to the visitor’s gallery as a guest of Mysuru Lok Sabha member Prathap Simha.

BJP member Rajendra Agrawal, who was in the chair, adjourned the proceedings till 2 pm, as one part of the Lok Sabha chamber got filled with yellow-colored smoke.

“Two intruders have been arrested from inside Parliament, two from outside. All their belongings have been seized… The entire matter is being investigated thoroughly,” Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said when the House re-convened at 2 pm.

Birla also called a meeting of MPs from all parties later in the day to address their concerns over the matter.

Members who overpowered the two persons inside the Lok Sabha chamber said, ” One of them was saying I am a patriot and came here to protest.” Many Lok Sabha members beat up the intruders before handing them over to security.

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. After opening the gas canisters that emitted the smoke outside the Parliament building, the two protestors also raised slogans such as “Tanashahi Nahi Chalegi” (dictatorship will not be allowed), “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Jai Bheem, Jai Bharat,” police officials said.(PTI)