Parliament resumed after a brief adjournment
\nNew Delhi
\nIndia\u2019s parliament was halted Wednesday after a major security breach that saw two people disrupt proceedings by setting off a smoke canister inside the legislature.
\nThe pair were arrested by security, along with two others detained outside the building, after one man jumped onto the floor of the lower house of parliament from an overhead visitors\u2019 gallery.
\nOfficial footage from the session showed one man shouting slogans and vaulting over tables between stunned lawmakers before a device was set off that caused yellow smoke to billow into the chamber.
\nThe motives of the pair and how they managed to evade security checks were unclear, with police in New Delhi yet to release any details on the incident.
\nParliament resumed after a brief adjournment, with speaker Om Birla telling lawmakers that four people had been arrested for the disruption.
\n\u201cBoth persons have been arrested and two others outside have also been arrested,\u201d he said.
\nBirla said that the parliament was \u201ccarrying out a thorough probe and the Delhi police too had been given necessary directions\u201d.
\nHe added that \u201cthere was nothing to worry about\u201d and assured lawmakers that the smoke was not hazardous to human health.
\nLawmaker Hanuman Beniwal said the \u201cvery serious episode\u201d raised questions about the security of India\u2019s new parliament, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year.
\nBeniwal said around 150 lawmakers were in the chamber at the time of the incident, and demanded a thorough inquiry into what happened.
\nThe disruption came on the 22nd anniversary of an attack on the parliament\u2019s previous home in New Delhi.
\nFive gunmen shot dead at least eight security personnel and a gardener in that assault, which also took place on the day of a parliamentary session.
\nModi had paid tribute to the victims of that attack earlier Wednesday.
\n\u201cTheir courage and sacrifice in the face of danger will forever be etched in our nation\u2019s memory,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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