Earlier, Parliament Duty Group (PDG) was responsible for frisking and checking. CRPF DG-headed panel in its report has identified lapses and further action, officials added.
On December 13, Manoranjan D and Sagar Sharma jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow smoke from canisters and shouted slogans before being overpowered by MPs. Around the same time, two others sprayed coloured smoke from canisters while shouting slogans outside Parliament premises.
During the probe, police questioned more than two dozen suspects from the contact details of the six arrested and came to the conclusion that Manoranjan D was the mastermind of the whole plan. “He along with Sharma recruited others through a Bhagat Singh Fan Club on social media,” said a senior official.
It may be recalled that Manoranjan D had visited Parliament multiple times – first in the old building and later during the special session in the new House. He had obtained a visitor pass on the recommendation of BJP’s Mysuru MP Pratap Simha.
Both the new and the old Parliament complexes and their allied buildings have now been brought under the security cover of CISF, which will also have the existing Parliament Security Service, Delhi Police and the PDG of CRPF, as per sources.
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