A day after the Parliament security breach, stringent measures were put in place in and around the building on Thursday, with police and the Parliament security staff thoroughly checking the credentials of those entering the complex.

The Lok Sabha Secretariat suspended eight security personnel for the security breach in Parliament. Those suspended belong to various security agencies who were on deputation for Parliament security.

Security personnel deployed outside the Transport Bhavan, metres away from the Parliament complex, did not allow anyone to go beyond the barricades they had put up before checking their identity cards and entry passes.

Security personnel deployed near the Krishi Bhavan, which houses the agriculture ministry and other government departments, stopped bikers and let them leave only after checking their credentials.

Inside the Parliament campus, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma was not allowed to enter the new building from the Makar Dwar, which is meant for the entry of parliamentarians. Sangma had to get off his car and walk to the Shardul Dwar to enter the building.

“Ministry officials, including the ministers’ private secretaries and other staff, were stopped from entering Parliament through the Makar Dwar as it is only meant for the entry of the MPs.

They were asked to enter the building through the Shardul Dwar,” said a Parliament official.

The Makar Dwar of the new Parliament House has been kept out of bounds for everyone, including journalists.

Mediapersons with cameras were shifted to the lawn near the old Parliament building’s gate number 12 and asked not to take sound bites of the MPs, take pictures or shoot videos near the Makar Dwar.

Security personnel deployed outside the Parliament complex allowed only those visitors to reach the entry gates who had a valid entry pass.

The drivers of the members of Parliament (MPs) who were not carrying passes were not allowed to enter the complex.