Month After Terror Attack, Parliament Issues Strict Guidelines, Check Details Here

New Delhi: Parliament staff has been warned against ing pictures and making videos inside Parliament House complex as such activities are prohibited under security protocol. 

In a circular, acting joint secretary (security) of Parliament House has observed that despite repeated instructions, some of officials are not hering to protocol.

" Parliament Complex is most threatened place in India. As a part of its strategic security arrangements, prohibition of photography/video shooting in Parliament House Complex is also a part of its planned strategy," January 19 circular said.

Underlining that cameras, spy cameras and smartphones are a direct threat to safety and security of complex, it informed all officers and staff of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and or allied agencies working in Parliament House Estate that any of photography inside Parliament House Complex is strictly prohibited.

"Officials/visitors permitted with mobile phones/ smart phones are also strictly prohibited from shooting any of photography inside Parliament House Complex," circular said.

It noted that protection of Parliament, parliamentarians and or high dignitaries and its staff is priority of Parliament Security Service.

circular comes ahe of Budget session of Parliament beginning January 31 and over a month after two men jumped inside Lok Sabha chamber from visitors' gallery and opened canisters that emitted yellow-coloured smoke. y were overpowered by MPs. (With inputs from PTI)