Days after a major security breach took place in Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a swipe at the BJP MPs claiming that they ran away when the incident took place on December 13. The Congress MP also linked the security breach with unemployment and stated that few youngsters had entered Parliament and released smoke. 

"2-3 youths entered Parliament and released smoke. At this BJP MPs ran away. In this incident, there is the question of a security breach, but there is another question of why they protested this way. The answer is unemployment in the country,” Gandhi was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

"How did they come inside, security breach happened, how did they bring the cylinders (smoke canisters), if they can bring that they could have brought anything,” the Wayanad MP said.

While addressing a gathering at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against the suspension of fellow opposition MPs from Parliament, Rahul Gandhi stated that the intruders wanted to raise the issue of unemployment in the country. 

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He also stated that there is a huge unemployment in the country and youngsters are not getting employment opportunities. “Those who do surveys, I told them to do a small survey by going into small town and find the youths who have taken cell phones, how much time they spend on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. And I got it done. I was surprised, they (youths) spend 7.5 hours every day,” Gandhi said. 

“Why, because Modiji has not given them employment, their jobs have been snatched and gave them job to check phones,” he further added. 

Rahul Gandhi also took a jibe at the media for reporting that he was recording a video outside Parliament. He also alleged that the media did not ask questions on unemployment, Parliament security breach, and suspension of opposition MPs from Parliament. 

"Media says outside Parliament MPs were sitting and Rahul Gandhi recorded a video. They did not say that 150 MPs have been made to stand out, this question was not asked. Home Minister Amit Shah was asked how did they jump in Parliament and on unemployment, they suspended MPs. Media diverts issues," Gandhi said. 

The major security breach took place inside Parliament on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament Terror Attack. Two intruders identified as Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery. They released coloured smoke from the canisters and shouted slogans.


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