Security up near Parliament after Telangana protest

Outsmarted by lawyers from Telangana who managed to reach near Parliament during their protest, security agencies today deployed armed personnel on the Parliament Street to ensure that protesters do not come near the high-security building.
    
More armed CRPF personnel were seen on the Parliament Street as well as Red Cross Road and Raisana Road adjoining the Parliament House from this morning while a large number of police personnel kept a watch on commuters.

CRPF personnel were seen after every three metres on both sides of the Parliament Street upto Parliament Annexe Building while another contingent was seen near Rail Bhavan on the Raisana Road.

"There are more CRPF and police personnel near Parliament to ensure that no protest takes place near it. We have to ensure security as Parliament is in session," a senior police official said.
    
Yesterday, over 200 lawyers from Telangana region managed to reach 100 metres near Parliament after their Chalo Parliament protest by hoodwinking security personnel.

Small groups of lawyers removed their black coats and walked towards Parliament from Jantar Mantar and when they reached near the high-security area, they donned the coats again and ran towards the building shouting slogans.
    
The protest had taken security agencies by surprise.

"We don't want to have a repeat of such things. So we are taking adequate measures," the official said.