Parliament security breach: 15 India opposition MPs suspended for protests
Fifteen Indian opposition MPs have been suspended after they protested against a security breach in the parliament.
Fifteen Indian opposition MPs have been suspended after they protested against a security breach in the parliament.
At least four people were arrested after two intruders shouted slogans and set off coloured smoke inside parliament. Their motive remains unclear.
The federal home ministry has ordered an investigation into the incident.
The security lapse occurred on the 22nd anniversary of a deadly attack on the parliament.
On Thursday, a day after the breach, security was ramped up around the parliament building, with barricades outside the complex to restrict entry.
Both houses were adjourned after protests by opposition MPs who demanded a discussion on the incident and statements from the prime minister and the home minister.
In the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament, opposition MP Derek O'Brien was suspended for "ignoble conduct" after he shouted slogans demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah.
In the Lok Sabha, the lower house, 14 MPs from opposition parties such as the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam were suspended until 22 December, when the session ends.
Before the session was adjourned, defence minister Rajnath Singh said in parliament that the incident had been condemned by "everyone". "We all - ruling and opposition MPs - have to be careful about to whom we issue the passes (to enter parliament)," he said.
