Embarrassing security breach
The security breach at Parliament on Wednesday is a grave matter that calls for an in-depth investigation as well as an overhaul of the recently inaugurated complex’s security umbrella. However, questions remain about how the group, reportedly fans of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh who bonded on social media, could go under the intelligence radar and plan, evade security checks, enter the House and execute the operation on the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on Parliament. The government has to address the Opposition’s concerns while the latter must desist from politicising the security failure, although merely raising questions or asking for an explanation cannot and should not be construed as such. There are two larger issues that Parliament and government authorities should keep in mind — any overhaul of security within the Parliament premises should not wall out ordinary citizens from the institution, which is arguably the greatest symbol of Indian democracy.
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