Parliament security breach: CISF to take over security charge from Delhi Police after survey
Parliament security breach: Following the recent security breach, the government has decided to hand over 'comprehensive' security of the Parliament building complex to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), official sources stated on Thursday.
The CISF is a central armed police force (CAPF) that currently protects many central government ministry buildings in Delhi, as well as nuclear and aerospace installations, civil airports, and the Delhi Metro.
According to sources, the Union Home Ministry directed a survey of the Parliament building complex on Wednesday so that a "regular deployment of the CISF security and fire wing on a comprehensive pattern" could be carried out.
The survey will be conducted by experts from the CISF's government building security (GBS) unit, which guards central government ministries, as well as fire combat and response officers and officials from the current Parliament security team, beginning later this week.
According to sources, both the new and old Parliament complexes, as well as their associated buildings, will be brought under the CISF's comprehensive security cover, which will also include existing elements of the Parliament Security Service (PSS), the Delhi Police, and the CRPF's Parliament Duty Group (PDG).
On the 13th anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, two people jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, emitting yellow smoke from canisters and shouting slogans before being overpowered by MPs.
At the same time, two other people sprayed coloured smoke from canisters while shouting slogans outside the Parliament building.
A committee chaired by CRPF Director General Anish Dayal Singh is investigating the overall security of the Parliament complex. It will make suggestions for improvement to the Union Home Ministry.
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