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Delhi Assembly Session on April 28 Amid Bomb Threat Security

The fifth session of the eighth Delhi Legislative Assembly will begin on April 28 at 11 AM amid heightened security. New guidelines restrict media from interacting with MLAs in corridors following a hoax bomb threat on April 13. Previous security incidents include a March 25 email claiming 16 IEDs were planted and an April 6 car ramming breach. The Speaker has urged police to address threats permanently.

Key Points: Delhi Assembly Session April 28 with High Security

  • Session starts April 28 at 11 AM at Old Secretariat
  • Security tightened after hoax bomb threat on April 13
  • Media restricted from corridors, only allowed in forecourt
  • Previous threats include March 25 RDX bomb hoax
  • April 6 security breach by car ramming suspect Sarabjit Singh
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Next Delhi Assembly session to begin on April 28 amid high security

The next Delhi Legislative Assembly session begins April 28 under heightened security after recent bomb threats. Media access restricted to forecourt area.

"In view of the hoax bomb threat received by the Assembly on April 13, the security agencies have issued fresh guidelines for media persons - Delhi Assembly Secretariat"

New Delhi, April 26

The fifth session of the eighth Delhi Legislative Assembly is scheduled to commence on 11 a.m. on Tuesday in the Assembly Hall at Old Secretariat in the national capital amid heightened security after the recent bomb threats, an official said on Sunday.

"In view of the hoax bomb threat received by the Assembly on April 13, the security agencies have issued fresh guidelines for media persons, prohibiting interactions with MLAs in corridors of the building," an official statement said.

The reporters have been permitted to interview MLAs and Ministers only in the open area in the forecourt of the Assembly building.

"The media persons are advised to strictly abstain from intervening Ministers/MLAs in the corridors around the Assembly House. They are free to interact with the Ministers/MLAs in the open area of the Assembly complex outside the building," the Assembly Secretariat said in a statement.

"On April 13, the Delhi Assembly received yet another bomb threat on email, prompting Speaker Vijender Gupta to write to Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha to address the matter permanently," an official said.

The email, which came after similar threats sent earlier, was received at 11:12 a.m. on the official email ID containing alarming claims about explosives being used inside the Assembly premises.

On March 25, the Assembly received a threatening email message which claimed that as many as 16 RDX-based improvised explosive devices (IEDs) had been planted inside the Assembly premises, with a plan to detonate them at 1:40 p.m. -- just before the House sitting. It, however, turned out to be a hoax.

Earlier in another security scare at the Delhi Assembly on April 6, a man rammed through the high-security boundary gates of the complex and managed to flee without being challenged.

He was later identified as Sarabjit Singh. He travelled by car from Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh) to Chandigarh and then to Delhi, and was driving the vehicle himself.

- IANS

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Priya S
As a journalist, this is frustrating. We're here to report on the work of our elected representatives, but these restrictions make it harder to do our job. Hope the police catch the culprits soon. Also, glad they didn't ban all interactions; the forecourt is okay for now.
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Vikram M
This is what happens when security is lax. A guy drives from Pilibhit to Delhi, smashes through the gate, and nobody stops him? Bhai, we need better perimeter security, not just new rules for media.
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Rohit P
I'm all for security, but restricting media interactions in corridors feels heavy-handed. MLAs should be accessible to the press; that's how we hold them accountable. Hope this is temporary and they focus on real threats like the bomb emails.
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Nikhil C
Hoax bomb threats, a car ramming incident... the Delhi Assembly is becoming a joke security-wise. Thank God these were hoaxes, but what if next time it's real? Need a proper investigation, not just new guidelines for media.
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Sarah B
As someone from the US, we've had our share of security lapses, but this seems poorly handled. The fact that a car could get through unchecked is alarming. Good that the session is going ahead though; can't let threats shut down democracy.
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