CISF pitches for House security to be akin to that at refineries, plants

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has completed a security survey of the Parliament complex and submitted a report calling for measures that will put the level of preparedness in the House in line with that at key oil refineries and power plants, officials aware of the matter said.

- Prawesh Lama

The survey of the complex, the officials added, was held from Thursday to Saturday on the directions of the Union home ministry, following a breach of security when two men entered the Lok Sabha and set off smoke canisters on December 13, the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack According to officials aware of the matter, CISF has asked for the implementation of the "Comprehensive Security Setup" in the complex. The same security apparatus is at place in the oil refineries, power plants, and defense instalments which the central force guards, and involves the stationing of CISF's own firefighting unit and setting up of barracks for its personnel, the officials added.