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The major security breach coincided with the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack when two men carrying smoke canisters gained unauthorised entry into the lower house of Parliament.
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction for an "independent, credible and impartial" judicial investigation under supervision of a retired top court judge into the security breach at Lok Sabha on December on 13, 2023, claiming that it was a well-planned and coordinated incident carried out by six people.
The plea filed by Advocate Abu Sohel claims that it was a complete security lapse as the smoke canister used by the accused could have contained poisonous substance.
"The accused could have entered with lethal ammunition which is very much shocking that when a highest house (temple) of the nation wherein the future of the nation is decided, is under stake then the citizens of India are also under stake, resulting the judicial interference," it said.
Filed through Advocate Shruti Bisht the plea states that while over the past two decades, the security of VVIPs and the Parliament House Complex has assumed prime importance, regular intelligence reports reveal that a grave threat persists with regards to the security of the Parliament House Complex.
Notably, the incident took place during the Zero hours. A video graph as well as news from the television channels and newspapers showed an identified man jumping from the visitor gallery of Lok Sabha causing a scene using colour smoke in the house during the winter session of Parliament.
As many as six persons have been arrested by the Delhi police for the incident. The investigators have invoked stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
In a significant development, on December 13, a Delhi Court sent the fifth accused, allegedly the mastermind, Lalit Jha, to seven days of police custody.
Earlier, the court presided over by Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur, had remanded the four other individuals accused in the case to seven days of police custody.
Notably, the four individuals, booked under UAPA for their involvement in the incident, had posted on social media, declaring Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 'proclaimed offender.'
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