Unemployment among youth reason behind Parliament security breach, says Rahul Gandhi

He also raised questions on the security checks at Parliament and asked how could two men enter the complex carrying gas canisters.

Dec 22, 2023 - 22:30

Unemployment among youth reason behind Parliament security breach, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday reiterated his earlier claim that rising unemployment among youth in the country was the cause behind last week’s security breach in Parliament, reported The Indian Express.

On December 13, two men had jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors’ gallery and opened gas canisters. Outside Parliament, a man and a woman had opened smoke canisters.

The Opposition legislators had been demanding a discussion on the security breach and a statement by Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah since December 14 till Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Thursday.

An unprecedented 100 Opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha and 46 from the Rajya Sabha were suspended during the Winter Session of Parliament over their demand.

“The government has not given employment to youth,” Gandhi said when leaders of the INDIA bloc gathered at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Friday to protest against the suspension of the Opposition legislators. “This is why they jumped and entered the Parliament.”

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance is a coalition of 28 Opposition parties that plans to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Gandhi had alleged last week that rising unemployment and inflation, brought about by the policies...