Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: Access to the Parliament will now be guarded by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the Government said. In a notification issued on December 20, the Home Ministry said the CISF will replace Delhi Police as the agency in charge, and will take over all responsibilities, including frisking entrants.
Security within the building will continue to be the responsibility of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, while the police will continue to protect the outer perimeter. The change – seen as an attempt to streamline protocols instead of having different agencies get in each others’ way – will be enforced after the detailed security sweep ordered by the Home Ministry.
The CISF provides integrated security cover to sensitive public sector undertakings and currently guards over 350 such locations, including airports, sea ports, and nuclear facilities.
Earlier, on December 13 two men gained access to the Lok Sabha’s visitor gallery via passes issued by a BJP MP’s office, and popped yellow smoke canisters inside the chamber, triggering a massive scare.
