A fresh political debate unfolded when a bundle of cash was recovered from Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi's seat. As per report🌃s, the bank notes were recovered from seat no. 222, which is allotted to Singhvi during the regular 'anti-sabotage' security check on December 5.
Following the standard protocol of the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdee🎃p Dhankhar on Friday flagged the recover✨y and ordered an investigation.
'Bizarre',' Astonishing': Singhvi reacts
Reacting to the development, Singhvi said it was 'astonishing'."Heard of it firsꦆt time now. Never heard of it till now! I carry one Rs 500 note 🌳when I go to Rajya Sabha. First time heard of it. I reached inside the House at 12:57 pm and the House rose at 1 pm. Then I sat in canteen till 1:30 pm then I left Parliament," Singh said in a post on X soon after the charges cropped up.
"My total stay in the House yesterday was for three minutes and in Parliament for 30 minutes. I find it bizarre that even such issues are made political. Of course, there should be an enquiry as to how people ✱can come and put anything anywhere on any seat," Singhvi later told reporters.
About the 'anti-sabotage' security drill
CISF carries out the drill: The drill is conducted by the anti-sabotage teams of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) every day when Parliament is in session. The teams also include sniffer dogs who are especially trained to detect explꦦosives. A team of 3,317 CISF personnel are deployed to carry out the drill.
The search team ideally aim to identify suspicious objects, signs of fresh human intervention💜 in the area of duty, or anything that is unusual or suspicious.
Time of the drill: When the Parliament is in session, every morning the drill is conducted for around three hours covering each and every seat in both the Lower and Upperꦑ Houses. Parliament staff withdraw, and the chamber is handed over to the CISF security team.
CISF took over from CRPF: Before CISF, the drill was a joint responsibility of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Delhi Police, and Parliament’s own Security Services. In May 2024, CISF took over after the withdrawal of around 1,400 CRPF personnel from these duties as, in serious breach of security on December 2023, two individuals jumped into the Lok Sabha 𓆏chamber from the public gallery and released canisters of yellow smoke.
