Parliament: Security tightened in and around Parliament complex day after lapses | India News

NEW DELHI: After a day of major security breach in Parliament, stringent measures were implemented on Thursday in and around the building.
The police and security staff at Parliament carefully checked the identification of people going into the area.
Outside Transport Bhavan, located just meters away from the Parliament complex, security personnel prohibited anyone from advancing beyond barricades until their identity cards were thoroughly checked.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma experienced a restriction in entering the new building from Makar Dwar.
Despite this, Sangma disembarked from his car and walked to Shardul Dwar for entry. Drivers lacking passes for members were denied access to the complex.
At the Parliament complex entry gate, media personnel were required to present their credentials and answer questions.
Meanwhile, new security set-up looks similar to that of the airport where shoes, especially long boots or a few made of leather, are asked to open during security check. Only MPs are being allowed to enter the Parliament building from Makar Dwar, and all persons entering the building are being checked thoroughly.
The move was adopted a day after Manoranjan and Sagar Sharma were arrested for breaking into the Lok Sabha and jumping from the visitors’ gallery and opening smoke cans that were hide by them in their shoes.
The security personnel have applied restriction for media to stand nearly 50-60 metre away from ‘Makar Dwar’ of the New Parliament building one of the six entry gates from where majority of legislators enter.